S 8562

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Establishes the "Mariah N. Lacey-Reid Law" which aids designated hotline centers in developing protocols for terminating calls to the suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-8562

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Mental Health

Senate in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Develops protocols that designated hotline centers play calming music while callers are on hold, regular "comfort" messages, and if necessary, the hotline center shall provide additional messaging to encourage the caller to stay on the line.

Sponsor

Joseph A. Griffo

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-11-03	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Senate Committee

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