Bill Text: NY S08875 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Adds gaming disorder to the types of disorders classified in the mental hygiene law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-05 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08875 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08875-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8875

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 5, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to gaming disorders

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

     1    Section 1. Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
     3    59.  "Gaming  disorder" means a disorder due to addictive behavior, as
     4  defined in the most recent edition of the  international  classification
     5  of diseases (ICD), published by the World Health Organization.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13058-01-9
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