S 8082 NY
Relates to authorizing the release of certain records of deceased residents of mental health facilities to family members upon written request
A state bill is a proposed law in a state legislature — separate from the U.S. Congress. Learn more →
Summary
This bill directs the commissioner to promulgate regulations for the release of patient records by the Office of Mental Health. The bill requires the creation of formal rules governing how and when mental health patient records may be released. Specific details about the release procedures and circumstances are not provided in the abstract.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.
Official abstract
Directs the commissioner to promulgate regulations for the release of patient records by the office of mental health.
Sponsor (1)
- Samra Brouk Democratic · primary
Action history (14)
- May 15, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1716 · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1543 · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · lower
Full text
The full text hasn’t been imported yet. CivicGate fetches it from the state legislature’s published version documents — check now.
Comments
Data from OpenStates. View on OpenStates →
Comments