Bill Text: NY S07475 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Extends certain provisions of Jonathan's law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-12-17 - SIGNED CHAP.498 [S07475 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07475-Introduced.html
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                                     May 23, 2012
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       Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
         mental Disabilities
       AN ACT to amend chapter 24 of the laws of 2007  constituting  Jonathan's
         law, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 11 of chapter 24 of the laws of 2007,  constituting
    2  Jonathan's  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  262  of the laws of 2010, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    S 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
    5  section  33.25 of the mental hygiene law as added by section two of this
    6  act shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on  and  after
    7  January 1, 2003 with respect to any written requests submitted by quali-
    8  fied persons [on or before December 31, 2012].
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14691-01-2
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