New York S 9858: Amends the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of sex offenses

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S09858 Summary:

BILL NOS09858A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10940-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §130.00, Pen L

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Amends the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of sex offenses to include persons who are, or are required to be, licensed or registered or holds themselves out to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were licensed or registered as a physician, psychologist, professional nurse, clinical social worker, master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage and family therapist.

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BILL NOS09858A

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04/09/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/06/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/06/2026PRINT NUMBER 9858A

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1418

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9858--A

 IN SENATE

 April 9, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of mental
 health care provider for purposes of sex offenses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 130.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 636 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 13. "Mental health care provider" [shall mean] means any person who
 5 is, or is required to be, licensed or registered or holds themself out
 6 to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were
 7 licensed or registered as a licensed physician, licensed psychologist,
 8 registered professional nurse, licensed clinical social worker, licensed
 9 master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist
 10 or licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor or
 11 a licensed marriage and family therapist under any of the following:
 12 article one hundred fifty-three, one hundred fifty-four, or one hundred
 13 sixty-three of the education law.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15385-03-6

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