---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides outreach services to make certain stakeholders aware of the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program"
description: "Provides outreach services to make certain stakeholders aware of the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9344"
citation: "New York A 9344 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STECK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-23"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6882e70b-239b-4a63-8779-e0355d456de4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9344"
source_hash: "e4815118b585345576d8152e13452afc5b389012a9c5e20813ce2535111ac7e4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9344 (2021-2022) — Provides outreach services to make certain stakeholders aware of the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program

Provides outreach services to make certain stakeholders aware of the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9344** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9344&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A9344A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A9344A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STECK — primary (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-23** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-06** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-06** PRINT NUMBER 9344A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** REPORTED
- **2022-05-16** RULES REPORT CAL.221
- **2022-05-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.221
- **2022-05-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-16** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-16** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8057A
- **2022-05-31** 3RD READING CAL.550
- **2022-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.517 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6882e70b-239b-4a63-8779-e0355d456de4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).