New York A 8232: Expands the use of body scanners to facilities operated by the office of mental health, the office for people with developmental disabilities and the office of children and family services

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A08232 Summary:

BILL NOA08232B

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SAME ASSAME AS S08054-B

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRPheffer Amato, Steck, Rivera, Chludzinski, Santabarbara, Bronson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3502, Pub Health L

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Expands the use of body scanners to facilities operated by the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities; establishes alternative methods of screening.

Go to top A08232 Actions:

BILL NOA08232B

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05/05/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

01/14/2026amend and recommit to health

01/14/2026print number 8232a

05/20/2026amend and recommit to health

05/20/2026print number 8232b

05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA08232 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:23/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestNay

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksExcused

LunsfordAye

CruzAye

Go to topA08232 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08232 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8232--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, PHEFFER AMATO, STECK, RIVERA, CHLUDZIN-
 SKI, SANTABARBARA, BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to body scanners in
 state-operated facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a), subpara-
 2 graphs (i) and (iii) of paragraph (c), paragraph (e) and the opening
 3 paragraph and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of subdivision 6 of
 4 section 3502 of the public health law, as amended by section 1 of part
 5 LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
 6 (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other
 7 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, licensed practi-
 8 tioners, persons licensed under this article and unlicensed personnel
 9 employed at a state correctional facility, a secure treatment facility
 10 operated by the office of mental health or the office for people with
 11 developmental disabilities as defined in subdivision (o) of section
 12 10.03 of the mental hygiene law, or a forensic psychiatric center as
 13 referenced in section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law may, in a manner
 14 permitted by the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subdivision,
 15 utilize body imaging scanning equipment that applies ionizing radiation
 16 to humans for purposes of screening individuals detained in, committed
 17 to, visiting, or employed in such facility, in connection with the
 18 implementation of such facility's security program.
 19 (iii) The utilization of such body imaging scanning equipment shall be
 20 in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department, or for
 21 local correctional facilities in cities having a population of two
 22 million or more, such utilization shall be in accordance with regu-
 23 lations promulgated by the New York city department of health and mental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11801-04-6

 A. 8232--B 2

 1 hygiene. The state commission of correction, in consultation with the
 2 department of corrections and community supervision, shall promulgate
 3 regulations establishing when body imaging scanning equipment will be
 4 used to screen visitors and incarcerated individuals in state correc-
 5 tional facilities. The office of mental health and the office for people
 6 with developmental disabilities shall promulgate