republic-os/legislation/us/states/ny/2019-2020/a-3402.md

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Bill	Provides that money damages shall not be considered in determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for department of mental hygiene services	Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.	us/states/ny	New York Legislature	2019-2020	A 3402	New York A 3402 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	GUNTHER	1	21	3	2019-01-29	2020-12-02	openstates	ocd-bill/8a702387-681c-4530-8c64-5eb70eaeaeaa	http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A3402	9d6cf6bcbef9bade5b68ee5436740035208a322c6ce21a2b591a067389ebc252	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ny

New York A 3402 (2019-2020) — Provides that money damages shall not be considered in determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for department of mental hygiene services

Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.

Version chain

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

1. A3402 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Floor Vote — 60–0 (pass) · upper
• Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — 134–6 (pass) · lower
• Assembly Vote — 142–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• GUNTHER — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-29 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH referral-committee
• 2019-02-27 REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS referral-committee
• 2019-06-05 REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
• 2019-06-11 REPORTED
• 2019-06-11 RULES REPORT CAL.114
• 2019-06-11 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.114
• 2019-06-13 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
• 2019-06-13 DELIVERED TO SENATE
• 2019-06-13 REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
• 2020-01-08 DIED IN SENATE
• 2020-01-08 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• 2020-01-08 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.142
• 2020-01-21 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
• 2020-01-21 DELIVERED TO SENATE
• 2020-01-21 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES referral-committee
• 2020-07-22 SUBSTITUTED FOR S4255
• 2020-07-22 3RD READING CAL.771
• 2020-07-22 PASSED SENATE passage
• 2020-07-22 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• 2020-11-20 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
• 2020-12-02 SIGNED CHAP.305 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a702387-681c-4530-8c64-5eb70eaeaeaa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).