New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11614: Establishes the New York state take me home program within the division of criminal justice services
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
Establishes the New York state take me home program within the division of criminal justice services; directs the division of criminal justice services to create a secure, voluntary statewide emergency information registry to allow participants to provide information, before an emergency occurs, about individuals who may be at increased risk of wandering, becoming lost or having difficulty communicating during an emergency to assist first responders to locate and assist such individuals in the case of an emergency.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New York state take me home program.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New York state take me home program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-f-3 to read as follows: § 837-F-3. NEW YORK STATE TAKE ME HOME PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION THE NEW YORK STATE TAKE ME HOME PROGRAM. 2. THE DIVISION SHALL CREATE A SECURE, VOLUNTARY STATEWIDE EMERGENCY INFORMATION REGISTRY TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PARENTS, LEGAL GUARDIANS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK OF WANDERING, BECOMING LOST OR HAVING DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING DURING AN EMERGENCY, BEFORE AN EMERGENCY OCCURS. PARTICIPANTS MAY VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SUCH REGISTRY THAT MAY ASSIST FIRST RESPONDERS TO LOCATE AND ASSIST SUCH INDIVIDUALS IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH (B) PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS; (C) EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION; (D) COMMUNICATION METHODS OR LIMITATIONS; (E) MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS; (F) BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; (G) SENSORY SENSITIVITIES; (H) INFORMATION REGARDING A HISTORY OF WANDERING OR BECOMING LOST; (I) PLACES FREQUENTLY VISITED; AND (J) OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY ASSIST FIRST RESPONDERS DURING AN EMERGENCY. 3. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SUCH REGISTRY SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE …
Sponsors
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CODES
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is A11614?
- A11614 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the New York state take me home program within the division of criminal justice services.
- What does A11614 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New York state take me home program.
- What is the status of A11614?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CODES (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11614?
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111).
- Where is the official record for A11614?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11614
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