---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeals article 6-B of the county law; and relates to a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system"
description: "Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health, in consultation with the commissioner and the office of addiction services and supports to submit a report that details the resources necessary to make the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, otherwise known as the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, available, operational, and effective across the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7850"
citation: "New York S 7850 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROUK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f636cfc6-0d32-4d3e-a22c-1e431951fa82"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7850"
source_hash: "e6977ae7edc747163a9fe23b07eece4641a597f7f698cec2105907288212cf3d"
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 S 7850 (2021-2022) — Repeals article 6-B of the county law; and relates to a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system

Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health, in consultation with the commissioner and the office of addiction services and supports to submit a report that details the resources necessary to make the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, otherwise known as the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, available, operational, and effective across the state.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7850** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7850&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BROUK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.206
- **2022-01-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-24** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-24** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8711
- **2022-01-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.307
- **2022-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.135 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f636cfc6-0d32-4d3e-a22c-1e431951fa82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).