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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8363: Enacts the individual counseling rate enhancement act

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 8363 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on June 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the individual counseling rate enhancement act. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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.

Requires a rate enhancement for reimbursement of individual psychotherapy services provided by a mental health counselor, a clinical social worker, or a psychologist where such services are provided in an outpatient substance use disorder clinic.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“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. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1377
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  7. PRINT NUMBER 8363A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
  9. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
  10. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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