Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Allows the removal of criminal actions to a mental health court in an adjoining county.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7563, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A7563, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To enable cases to be transferred to mental health courts in adjoining counties from counties that do not have mental health courts.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A7563, the matching Assembly bill.
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Brian Manktelow, Dana Levenberg and 5 more on Agora

Democratic4
Republican3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed

Twenty-six counties in New York state have at least one mental health court. This bill seeks to allow cases to be transferred with the consent of the district attorneys of both counties to an adjoining county with a mental health court when the county where the case is brought does not have a mental health court within the county. The intent is to increase access to mental health treatment similar to the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program in Albany County.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 5, 2025
Approval MEMO.12
APPROVAL MEMO.12
NY Assembly
Dec 5, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.587
NY Assembly
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1722
3RD READING CAL.1722
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Jun 9, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8312
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Rules Report CAL.403
RULES REPORT CAL.403
NY Assembly
Jun 2, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly

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