---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires an annual report for the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program"
description: "Requires an annual report for the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program by October 31st each year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9730"
citation: "New York A 9730 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-28"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b2f3c8a-2b08-4fd0-b195-8b9e727989f7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9730"
source_hash: "9629c23320773787b0a69655449f167f3d4e6c51ea58cb58baae8f87bbb9ef0f"
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 9730 (2021-2022) — Requires an annual report for the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program

Requires an annual report for the independent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program by October 31st each year.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9730** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9730&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GUNTHER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-28** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** REPORTED
- **2022-05-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.634
- **2022-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-10** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8219A
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.551
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.522 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b2f3c8a-2b08-4fd0-b195-8b9e727989f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).