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S 6887: Requires the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
What S 6887 does, verified January 8, 2026
The Office of Mental Health is required to conduct a study on utilizing therapeutic techniques for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The study should be completed within one year of the bill's effective date. The Office of Mental Health will then prepare and submit a report to key officials, including the Governor and legislative leaders, detailing the study's findings and recommendations for implementing the techniques. The report is expected to provide guidance on legislative or administrative actions that can be taken to utilize these techniques.
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 6887
- What is the current status of S 6887?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6887 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 6887 pass?
- Not yet. S 6887 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6887, and where is it now?
- S 6887 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham. Its committee of record is Senate Mental Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
| Mar. 26, 2025 | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 26, 2025 · 251 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6887 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to require the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disor- der The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. The office of mental health shall conduct a study on 2 utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recog- 3 nition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. 4 2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of 5 mental health shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary 6 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead- 7 er of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report 8 containing the study's findings and recommendations for legislative or 9 administrative action that can be undertaken in utilizing the therapeu- 10 tic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the 11 treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07532-01-5
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