New York A 4878: Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A04878 Summary:

BILL NOA04878C

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S07377-B

&nbsp

SPONSORTapia

&nbsp

COSPNSRReyes, Mamdani, Lee, Epstein, Rajkumar, Taylor, Weprin, Rosenthal, Woerner, Levenberg, Steck,
 Colton, Davila, Burroughs, Shimsky, Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick, Peoples-Stokes, Lunsford, Forrest,
 Kay, Alvarez, Simon

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L

&nbsp

Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses pursuant to a statewide implementation plan developed by the office of mental health.

Go to top A04878 Actions:

BILL NOA04878C

&nbsp

02/07/2025referred to mental health

02/20/2025amend and recommit to mental health

02/20/2025print number 4878a

05/14/2025amend (t) and recommit to mental health

05/14/2025print number 4878b

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/06/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

06/06/2025print number 4878c

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA04878 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiAye

SantabarbaraAyeMaherAye

JacksonAyeBrownAye

GibbsAyeBaileyAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermAye

TapiaAye

Go to topA04878 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04878 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4878--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA, REYES, MAMDANI, LEE, EPSTEIN, RAJKUMAR,
 TAYLOR, WEPRIN, ROSENTHAL, WOERNER, LEVENBERG, STECK, O'PHARROW,
 COLTON, DAVILA, BURROUGHS, SHIMSKY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, PEOPLES-
 STOKES, LUNSFORD, FORREST, KAY, ALVAREZ, SIMON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment
 of mental health clubhouses

 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 section
 2 7.49 to read as follows:
 3 § 7.49 Mental health clubhouses.
 4 (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "mental
 5 health clubhouse" or "clubhouse" means a facility that:
 6 1. is accredited or is in the process of becoming accredited, by a
 7 recognized body or bodies approved by the office;
 8 2. addresses psychosocial deficits and social determinants of health;
 9 3. uses a therapeutic approach that emphasizes purposeful engagement,
 10 relationship development, and mutual support for people with serious
 11 mental illness;
 12 4. has members and program staff work side by side to build and manage
 13 a non-clinical therapeutic community;
 14 5. offers members a community-based rehabilitative environment that
 15 both addresses psychosocial needs of people living with serious mental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08603-08-5

 A. 4878--C 2

 1 illness and provides structures that offer support in natural, community
 2 environments;
 3 6. offers support services for employment, education, health care,
 4 housing, and other services to broadly address health-related social
 5 care needs;
 6 7. is an essential part of the continuum of care and works in tandem
 7 with other medical and behavioral health services;
 8 8. relies on the restorative power of work and work-mediated relation-
 9 ships to build a firm foundation for growth and individual achievement
 10 for members;
 11 9. emphasizes strengths-based teamwork and opportunities to contribute
 12 to operations through a work-ordered day; and
 13 10. offers social and community-based recreational opportunities to
 14 contribute to a member's path and success in recovery.
 15 (b) Mental health clubhouses; establishment. 1. Clubhouses shall be