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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8618: Enacts the "behavioral health transportation access act"

In committee 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 8618 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "behavioral health transportation access act". Primary sponsor: Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH.

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.

Enacts the "behavioral health transportation access act", in relation to establishing a transportation assistance voucher demonstration program for certain outpatient mental health and substance use disorder services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9

“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 MENTAL HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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