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S 6849: Relates to requiring application fees for the issuance of operating certificates be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund.
What S 6849 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires certain fees to be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund. All fees related to processing applications for operating certificates must be paid to the mental illness anti-stigma fund. The fund's purpose is to support mental health initiatives and anti-stigma efforts. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6849
- What is the current status of S 6849?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6849 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 HEALTH".
- Did S 6849 pass?
- Not yet. S 6849 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6849, and where is it now?
- S 6849 was authored by Sen. Lea Webb. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 206 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6849 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring certain fees be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 8 of subdivision (a) of section 31.04 of the 2 mental hygiene law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 57 of the 3 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 8. establishing a schedule of fees for the purpose of processing 5 applications for the issuance of operating certificates. All fees pursu- 6 ant to this section shall be payable to the [office for deposit into the7general] mental illness anti-stigma fund established pursuant to section 8 ninety-five-h of the state finance law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08458-01-5
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