New York A 10940: Relates to casting and canvassing of absentee, military, special presidential, special federal and other special ballots

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A10940 Summary:

BILL NOA10940A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09858-A

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSRCashman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §130.00, Pen L

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Amends the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of sex offenses to include persons who are, or are required to be, licensed or registered or holds themselves out to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were licensed or registered as a physician, psychologist, professional nurse, clinical social worker, master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Go to top A10940 Actions:

BILL NOA10940A

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04/14/2026referred to codes

04/28/2026amend and recommit to codes

04/28/2026print number 10940a

05/13/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10940 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA10940 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10940 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10940--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of mental
 health care provider for purposes of sex offenses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 130.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 636 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 13. "Mental health care provider" [shall mean] means any person who
 5 is, or is required to be, licensed or registered or holds themself out
 6 to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were
 7 licensed or registered as a licensed physician, licensed psychologist,
 8 registered professional nurse, licensed clinical social worker, licensed
 9 master social worker under the supervision of a physician, psychologist
 10 or licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor or
 11 a licensed marriage and family therapist under any of the following:
 12 article one hundred fifty-three, one hundred fifty-four, or one hundred
 13 sixty-three of the education law.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15385-02-6

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