New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S5477: Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants and establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.
What the bill says
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.
From the introduced text, February 21, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 550.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as (B) DEFENSE COUNSEL; (C) A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PRINCIPAL; (D) ANY PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WITH WHOM THE PRINCIPAL RESIDES; (E) THE DIRECTOR OF A HOSPITAL IN WHICH THE PRINCIPAL IS HOSPITALIZED; (F) THE DIRECTOR OF ANY PUBLIC OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, AGENCY OR HOME PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PRINCIPAL OR IN WHOSE INSTITUTION THE PRINCIPAL RESIDES; (G) A QUALIFIED PSYCHIATRIST WHO IS EITHER SUPERVISING THE TREATMENT OF OR TREATING THE PRINCIPAL FOR A MENTAL ILLNESS; (H) A PSYCHOLOGIST, LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR A SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE EDUCATION LAW, WHO IS TREATING THE PRINCIPAL FOR A MENTAL ILLNESS; (I) THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, OR THEIR DESIGNEE, OR THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL, AS DEFINED IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES …
Sponsors
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26)
- Peter Harckham (D, 40)
- James Skoufis (D, 42)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO CODES
Subjects: Criminal Procedure Law
Common questions
- What is S5477?
- S5477 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants and establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.
- What does S5477 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.
- What is the status of S5477?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CODES (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S5477?
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S5477?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5477
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