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S 6730: Relates to establishing integrated community mental health clinics to provide services to address mental health issues, anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 6730 does, verified January 10, 2026

The bill aims to establish integrated community mental health clinics in New York. The commissioner is authorized to establish these clinics within the allocated budget. The commissioner must set standards for the operation and funding of these clinics, including guidelines for integrated services, staffing patterns, and state aid determination. These clinics will address various mental health issues, such as anger management, substance abuse, and isolation. The services provided by these clinics will be periodically evaluated to ensure their effectiveness. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law, and the necessary rules and regulations must be implemented by then.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6730
What is the current status of S 6730?
As of January 10, 2026, S 6730 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH".
Did S 6730 pass?
Not yet. S 6730 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6730, and where is it now?
S 6730 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Mental Health.
Author and sponsors
Sen. Robert JacksonAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions6 total · showing 5
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Jun. 13, 2025COMMITTED TO RULES
May. 27, 2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May. 22, 20252ND REPORT CAL.
May. 21, 20251ST REPORT CAL.1272
Full action history, 1 earlier actionConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 274 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6730 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing integrated community mental health clinics The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 41.59 to read as follows: 3 § 41.59 Integrated community mental health clinics. 4 (a) The commissioner is authorized, within appropriations made there- 5 for, to establish integrated community mental health clinics. 6 (b) The commissioner shall establish standards for the operation and 7 funding of such clinics, including but not limited to: 8 1. guidelines for integrated services to address mental health issues, 9 anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues; 10 2. periodic evaluation of services provided by such clinics; 11 3. staffing patterns for such clinics; and 12 4. guidelines for determining state aid to such clinics. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 17 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08637-01-5
Text of S 6730 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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