New York A 8254: Authorizes the assessor of the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk, to accept from the New Horizons Counseling Center, Inc., an application for exemption from real property taxes

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A08254 Summary:

BILL NOA08254 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04767

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSRTaylor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §840, Exec L; amd §13.43, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to training police officers on how to respond to situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.

Go to top A08254 Actions:

BILL NOA08254 

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05/05/2025referred to codes

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.353

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.353

05/29/2025substituted by s4767

&nbspS04767 AMEND= BAILEY

&nbsp02/12/2025REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp03/10/20251ST REPORT CAL.505

&nbsp03/11/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/12/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/28/2025referred to codes

&nbsp05/29/2025substituted for a8254

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.353

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025returned to senate

&nbsp09/22/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp09/26/2025SIGNED CHAP.423

Go to topA08254 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

SimonAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAbsent

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08254 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08254 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8254

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in
 relation to training police officers on how to respond to situations
 involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other develop-
 mental disabilities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 840 of the execu-
 2 tive law, as added by section 4 of part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of
 3 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the
 5 commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities,
 6 written policies and procedures consistent with section 13.43 of the
 7 mental hygiene law, regarding the handling of emergency situations
 8 involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other develop-
 9 mental disabilities. Such policies and procedures shall make provisions
 10 for the education and training of new and veteran police officers on the
 11 handling of emergency situations involving individuals with autism spec-
 12 trum disorder and other developmental disabilities, including but not
 13 limited to training on the appropriate use of force on such individuals,
 14 as well as training on appropriate techniques for deescalating encount-
 15 ers with such individuals that is consistent with such individual's
 16 safety; and
 17 § 2. Subdivision (b) of section 13.43 of the mental hygiene law, as
 18 added by section 1 of part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is
 19 amended to read as follows:
 20 (b) Such training shall address appropriate response techniques for
 21 dealing with both adults and minors with autism spectrum disorder and
 22 other developmental disabilities, including but not limited to training
 23 on the appropriate use of force on such individuals, as well as training
 24 on appropriate techniques for deescalating encounters with such individ-
 25 uals tha