New York S 145: Makes the provisions of Kendra's law permanent

Status: REFERRED TO DISABILITIES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 145

Sponsors: Anthony H. Palumbo, Alexis Weik, Dan Stec, George Borrello, Peter Oberacker, Robert Ortt, Steve Rhoads

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S00145 Summary:

BILL NOS00145 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, OBERACKER, ORTT, RHOADS, STEC, WEIK

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Amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999

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Amends Kendra's law, in relation to making the provisions thereof permanent.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PALUMBO, BORRELLO, OBERACKER, ORTT, STEC, WEIK --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend Kendra's law, in relation to making the provisions ther-
 eof permanent

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

 1 Section 1. Section 18 of chapter 408 of the laws of 1999, constituting
 2 Kendra's law, as amended by section 1 of subpart H of part UU of chapter
 3 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 18. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that section
 5 fifteen of this act shall take effect April 1, 2000, provided, further,
 6 that subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law as added
 7 by section six of this act shall be effective 90 days after this act
 8 shall become law[; and that this act shall expire and be deemed repealed
 9 June 30, 2027].
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00617-01-5

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