Assembly bill · A5624 (2025-26)
Enacts the mental health assessment and record keeping for the coroner's office act
New York State Assembly
Sponsor: Nikki Lucas (Assembly Member, District 60, Democratic)
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Summary
Enacts the mental health assessment and record keeping for the coroner's office act; requires the coroner, coroner and coroner's physician, or the medical examiner, to conduct a mental health assessment when a death occurs in such person's jurisdiction; requires death certificates list an underlying mental illness as the cause of death when a person commits suicide; requires life insurance policies to pay upon a suicide which the coroner, coroner and coroner's physician, or the medical examiner indicated an underlying mental illness as the cause of death.
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Amends the County Law.
Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Local Governments · New York State Assembly
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Full history
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
- May 6, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Local Governments
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
- Feb 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
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