New York A 4617: Creates the crime of gang sexual assault in the first and second degrees

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A04617 Summary:

BILL NOA04617 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03670

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRChandler-Waterman, Fall, Clark, Gallagher, Rosenthal, Simon, Meeks, Simone, Septimo, Bichotte
 Hermelyn, Jackson, Shrestha, Stirpe, Forrest, Hevesi, Lunsford, Cruz, Reyes, Gonzalez-Rojas,
 Cunningham, Brown K, Levenberg, Shimsky, Otis, Bores, Carroll R, Kelles, Seawright, Taylor, Gibbs,
 Raga, Epstein, Anderson, Valdez, Burdick, Ramos, Dais, Romero, Steck, Santabarbara, Tapia, Moreno,
 Colton

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§41.01, 41.03, 41.07, 41.13, 41.18, 5.05 & 9.41, add §5.08, Ment Hyg L

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Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergency and crisis services provided to persons experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis.

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BILL NOA04617 

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02/04/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4617

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, FALL, CLARK, GALLAGH-
 ER, ROSENTHAL, SIMON, MEEKS, SIMONE, SEPTIMO, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, JACK-
 SON, SHRESTHA, STIRPE, FORREST, HEVESI, LUNSFORD, CRUZ, REYES, GONZA-
 LEZ-ROJAS, CUNNINGHAM, K. BROWN, LEVENBERG, SHIMSKY, OTIS, BORES,
 R. CARROLL, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, GIBBS, RAGA -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
 statewide emergency and crisis response council to plan and provide
 support regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergen-
 cy and crisis response services for persons experiencing a mental
 health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Daniel's law".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. It is the purpose of this act to
 4 promote the public health, safety and welfare of all citizens by broadly
 5 ensuring a public health-based response to anyone in New York experienc-
 6 ing a mental health, alcohol use or substance use crisis; to offer and
 7 ensure the most appropriate response to, and treatment of, individuals
 8 experiencing crisis due to mental health conditions, alcohol use or
 9 substance use conditions; and to deescalate crisis situations so that as
 10 few New Yorkers as possible experience nonconsensual transport, use of
 11 force, or criminal consequences as a result of mental health, alcohol
 12 use or substance abuse crises. The necessity to establish a defined
 13 response protocol for behavioral health and substance use crises has
 14 never been more urgent.
 15 § 3. Section 41.01 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 37
 16 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 17 § 41.01 Declaration of purpose.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00378-02-5

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 1 (a) This article is designed to enable and encourage local governments
 2 to develop in the community preventive, rehabilitative, crisis response,
 3 and treatment services offering continuity of care; to improve and to
 4 expand existing community programs for persons with mental illness, and
 5 developmental disabilities, and those [suffering from the diseases of
 6 alcoholism] with alcohol use disorder and substance [abuse] use
 7 disorder; to plan for the integration of community and state services
 8 and facilities for individuals with mental disabilities, alcohol use
 9 disorders, and substance use disorders; and to cooperate with other
 10 local governments and with the state in the provision of joint services
 11 and sharing of [manpower] personnel resources.