New York A 9645: Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board

Status: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-04-28)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9645

Sponsors: Charles Lavine, Alicia Hyndman, Andrew Hevesi, Angelo Santabarbara, Chris Burdick, David Weprin, Edward Ra, Jeff Gallahan, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jo Anne Simon, Joe DeStefano, John Lemondes, John T. McDonald III, John Zaccaro Jr., Josh Jensen, Judy Griffin, Keith Brown, Kwani O'Pharrow, Lester Chang, Marianne Buttenschon, Matthew Slater, Michael Novakhov, Rebecca Kassay, Rebecca Seawright, Tommy Schiavoni

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A09645 Summary:

BILL NOA09645A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08968-A

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRWeprin, Hevesi, Hyndman, Kassay, Santabarbara, McDonald, Conrad, Dinowitz, Simon, Seawright,
 Zaccaro, Schiavoni, Jensen, Slater, Novakhov, DeStefano, Chang, Gallahan, Brown K, Ra, Lemondes,
 Buttenschon, Griffin, Burdick, O'Pharrow, Otis, Rosenthal, Kay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 79-A §§79.51 - 79.59, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes a 13 member veteran suicide mortality review board to serve as the statewide entity responsible for the multidisciplinary review of suicide deaths among veterans by identifying trends and systemic factors contributing to veteran suicide; assessing gaps in services, access to care, and institutional practices; developing evidence-based recommendations for prevention and policy improvement; and promoting collaboration among relevant state, local, and federal agencies.

Go to top A09645 Actions:

BILL NOA09645A

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01/21/2026referred to veterans' affairs

04/14/2026amend (t) and recommit to veterans' affairs

04/14/2026print number 9645a

04/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/01/2026reported referred to rules

06/01/2026reported 

06/01/2026rules report cal.309

06/01/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.309

06/01/2026substituted by s8968a

&nbspS08968 AMEND=A SCARCELLA-SPANTON

&nbsp01/21/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp02/03/20261ST REPORT CAL.225

&nbsp02/04/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/05/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/20/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8968A

&nbsp05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/28/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/01/2026substituted for a9645a

&nbsp06/01/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.309

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026returned to senate

Go to topA09645 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:04/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoExcusedHawleyAye

ButtenschonAyeSmullenAye

RajkumarAyeAngelinoAye

SeptimoAye

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAbsentManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09645 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09645 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9645--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, WEPRIN, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, KASSAY, SANTA-
 BARBARA, McDONALD, CONRAD, DINOWITZ, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, ZACCARO, SCHIA-
 VONI, JENSEN, SLATER, NOVAKHOV, DeSTEFANO, CHANG, GALLAHAN, K. BROWN,
 RA, LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
 Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 veteran suicide mortality review board

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new article
 2 79-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 79-A
 4 VETERAN SUICIDE MORTALITY REVIEW BOARD
 5 Section 79.51 Veteran suicide mortality review board; establishment and
 6 pur

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