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type: "Bill"
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title: "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"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "A 3402"
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citation: "New York A 3402 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-01-29"
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last_action: "2020-12-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a702387-681c-4530-8c64-5eb70eaeaeaa"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A3402"
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source_hash: "9d6cf6bcbef9bade5b68ee5436740035208a322c6ce21a2b591a067389ebc252"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# 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
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A3402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3402&term=2019&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **134–6** (pass) · lower
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- Assembly Vote — **142–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- GUNTHER — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-29** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-11** REPORTED
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- **2019-06-11** RULES REPORT CAL.114
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- **2019-06-11** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.114
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- **2019-06-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2019-06-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2019-06-13** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-08** DIED IN SENATE
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- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.142
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- **2020-01-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2020-01-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2020-01-21** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4255
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- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.771
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- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-11-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-12-02** SIGNED CHAP.305 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a702387-681c-4530-8c64-5eb70eaeaeaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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