# New York S 1744: Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant

New York S 1744, Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.56) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1744
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.56
- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: CODES, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (216 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Defendants get referrals and case protections: benefit, low. The law applies to New York defendants held for mental disease or defect under court observation orders. With a final observation order, the court must require the institution to make a service referral before discharge. This single point of access referral goes to the appropriate agency nearest th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 137 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-04 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.56 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.675 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.644 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A2440A (House)
- 2025-06-11: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-11: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1744A (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1524 (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: REFERRED TO CODES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1744A)
- Original, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1744)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1744A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1744)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1744-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).