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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1728: Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1728 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A6804A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samra BroukPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY A6804A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1529
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 1728A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH
  6. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source