New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A6804 — Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

Limits who can access court records in certain mental hygiene cases.

This bill restricts access to court records from mental hygiene proceedings to specific individuals, like parties and their legal representatives. Others can only access these records if ordered by the court or the attorney general's office.

Summary

Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court, or the office of the attorney general.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1529

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S1728A

  5. COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. RETURNED TO SENATE

  7. REPASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6804A

  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  10. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  11. RECALLED FROM SENATE

  12. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

  13. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  14. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  15. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.412

  16. REPORTED

  17. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

  18. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does A6804 do?
Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court, or the office of the attorney general.
Who sponsors A6804?
A6804 is sponsored by Judy Griffin.
What is the current status of A6804?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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