Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Allows the removal of criminal actions to a mental health court in an adjoining county and provides for the reversion to the original court of record where the defendant fails to comply with or complete the mental health court program.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026
Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.15 · Jan 12, 2026
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
REFERRED TO CODES · Jan 13, 2026
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9494 · Jan 20, 2026
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.37 · Jan 20, 2026
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jan 20, 2026
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Jan 20, 2026
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.45 · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Michelle Hinchey
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-13 · EXC 2, AYE 59
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-12 · AYEWR 1, AYE 19
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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