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S3610 • 2025

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pamela Helming
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Passed Assembly
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes the rural suicide prevention council

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the rural suicide prevention council Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A8434

  2. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.494

  3. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  4. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  5. 2026-06-01 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. 2026-06-01 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1450

  7. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  8. 2026-06-01 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  9. 2026-06-01 Assembly

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  10. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  11. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  12. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

  13. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  14. 2025-06-09 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  15. 2025-06-09 Assembly

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

  16. 2025-05-27 Senate

    AMENDED (T) 3610A

  17. 2025-05-27 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  18. 2025-05-22 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  19. 2025-05-21 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1269

  20. 2025-01-29 Senate

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Official Summary Text

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council
Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3610

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 29, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, MAY, OBERACKER,
          O'MARA, ORTT, STEC, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB -- read twice  and  ordered
          printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental
          Health

        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  creating  the
          rural suicide prevention council

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  7.48 to read as follows:
     3  § 7.48 RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
     4    (A)  THERE  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE OFFICE, A COUNCIL ON RURAL
     5  SUICIDE PREVENTION, TO CONSIST OF TWELVE MEMBERS:
     6    1. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER;
     7    2. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
     8    3. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE
     9  AND MARKETS;
    10    4. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
    11    5. TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
    12  SENATE;
    13    6. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEM-
    14  BLY; AND
    15    7. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
    16    (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FROM
    17  AMONG SUCH TWELVE MEMBERS. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF  SUCH  COUNCIL
    18  SHALL  BE FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. THE MEMBERSHIP
    19  OF THE COUNCIL MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  REPRESENTATIVES  OF
    20  THE  STATE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTORS, PSYCHIATRIC AND
    21  PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONERS, SUBSTANCE USE  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFES-
    22  SIONALS  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN  THE  DELIVERY OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
    23  SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS, PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06752-01-5
        S. 3610                             2

     1  ANY GROUP, ASSOCIATION, OR UNIVERSITY WITH  EXPERTISE  IN  FINANCIAL  OR
     2  ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, BUSINESS PLANNING, AND PROVIDING SUPPORTS FOR FARMERS
     3  AND  OTHER INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS, AND OTHERS WHOSE PROFES-
     4  SIONAL  EXPERTISE  INCLUDES  RURAL  AFFAIRS RELATED TO THE DUTIES OF THE
     5  COUNCIL.
     6    (C) THE COUNCIL SHALL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS AND WORK ON "RURAL  AREAS"  AS
     7  SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE
     8  LAW.
     9    (D) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
    10    1.  EXAMINING  THE  CAUSES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO RURAL SUICIDES OR
    11  SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND THE PREVALENCE OF SUICIDE AMONG CERTAIN PROFESSIONS
    12  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS;
    13    2. IDENTIFYING POLICIES, PRACTICES, RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND POTENTIAL
    14  LEGISLATION THAT MAY RESULT IN THE REDUCTION OF RURAL SUICIDE AND  RURAL
    15  SUICIDE ATTEMPTS;
    16    3.  OFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE THE
    17  COORDINATION OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES AMONG AGENCIES  INVOLVED  IN  THE
    18  DELIVERY   OF  MENTAL  HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE  USE,  OR  SUICIDE  PREVENTION
    19  SERVICES; AND
    20    4. MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING INITIATIVES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
    21  MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES  IN  RURAL
    22  AREAS  AND  FACILITATE  THE  USE  OF  INNOVATIVE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
    23  SPECIFIC TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS.
    24    (E) THE RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL SHALL MEET NOT LESS THAN  TWO
    25  TIMES  ANNUALLY,  OR  AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OR
    26  THE COMMISSIONER.
    27    (F) THE MEMBERS OF THE RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL SHALL  RECEIVE
    28  NO  COMPENSATION  FOR  THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL
    29  AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
    30    (G) THE COUNCIL SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT NO  LATER  THAN  THE
    31  FIRST OF JANUARY NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND
    32  BIENNIALLY  THEREAFTER,  TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT RECOM-
    33  MENDS POLICIES, LEGISLATION, AND FUNDING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT ANY OF  THE
    34  FINDINGS IN THE COUNCIL'S REPORT.
    35    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    36  have become a law.