New York S 8059: Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent

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S08059 Summary:

BILL NOS08059 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08719

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRADDABBO, FERNANDEZ, HELMING, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §200, V & T L; amd §840, Exec L

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Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent to be provided with blue envelopes to keep their identification, vehicle registration, and other related documents to improve their safety during law enforcement interactions; requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations requiring training and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue envelope program.

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BILL NOS08059 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1715

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.782

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8059

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the executive law, in
 relation to establishing a blue envelope program for persons with
 mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are
 neurodivergent

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

 1 Section 1. Section 200 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. (a) The commissioner shall establish a blue envelope program for
 4 operators and passengers of motor vehicles who suffer from mental health
 5 disorders, or behavioral disorders and who are neurodivergent. For the
 6 purposes of this subdivision, "neurodivergent" applies to persons
 7 including, but not limited to, persons who have autism, Tourette
 8 syndrome, and/or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Such
 9 program shall provide durable blue envelopes to such persons. Such blue
 10 envelopes shall:
 11 (i) be able to contain a person's driver's license or other government
 12 issued photo identification, vehicle registration, vehicle insurance
 13 card, and other related documents.
 14 (ii) be able to fit into the glove compartment of a motor vehicle.
 15 (iii) include information regarding such persons that would be useful
 16 to law enforcement and emergency services printed on the outside of the
 17 envelope.
 18 (iv) include instructions for how to effectively communicate, reduce
 19 stress, and ensure everyone's safety during interactions with law
 20 enforcement.
 21 (b) The commissioner shall make blue envelope program materials avail-
 22 able by mail and at every state and county motor vehicles office.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13034-05-5

 S. 8059 2

 1 (c) The commissioner shall not require any person requesting materials
 2 from the blue envelope program to provide any medical information to
 3 receive such materials. The commissioner shall not maintain any infor-
 4 mation on any person who requests or receives materials from the blue
 5 envelope program.
 6 § 2. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 7 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 8 9. The council shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring train-
 9 ing and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue
 10 envelope program established under subdivision three of section two
 11 hundred of the vehicle and traffic law. Such training shall include, but
 12 not be limited to, the purpose of the envelope, general