Bill Text: NY A10225 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-29 - to attorney-general for opinion [A10225 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A10225-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10225

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 27, 2020
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        Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Mental Health

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing amendments to section 3 of article 17 of the constitution  and
          repealing  section 4 of article 17 of the constitution, in relation to
          the protection and promotion of the mental health of New Yorkers

     1    Section 1. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That section 3 of  article
     2  17 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 3. The protection and promotion of the physical and mental health of
     4  the inhabitants of the state are matters of public concern and provision
     5  therefor  shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions and
     6  in such manner, and by such means as the legislature shall from time  to
     7  time determine.
     8    §  2. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That section 4 of article 17 of
     9  the constitution be REPEALED.
    10    § 3. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
    11  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
    12  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    13  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    14  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89157-01-0