A7293 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Authorizes former outpatients of mental health facilities to request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order to have their files sealed when more than ten years have elapsed since the last treatment in such facility, they are not currently being treated for mental illness and it would be in the best interests of the petitioner and society to seal such record without the requirement of a special proceeding.
- Title
- Relates to the rights of former outpatients of mental health facilities to have files sealed after ten years
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Mental Health
- Introduced
- 2025-03-25
- Law section
- Mental Hygiene Law
Sponsors
- J. Gary Pretlow Assembly Member, District 89
Heard in committee
- Mental Health NY State Assembly committee