S8968 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Establishes a 13 member veteran suicide mortality review board to serve as the statewide entity responsible for the multidisciplinary review of suicide deaths among veterans by identifying trends and systemic factors contributing to veteran suicide; assessing gaps in services, access to care, and institutional practices; developing evidence-based recommendations for prevention and policy improvement; and promoting collaboration among relevant state, local, and federal agencies.
- Title
- Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- Passed Assembly
- Latest action date
- 2026-06-01
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Active version
- S8968A
- Same as
- A9645
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton State Senator, District 23
Co-sponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. State Senator, District 15
Heard in committee
- Ways and Means NY State Assembly committee
- Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A9645 (2025-26 session) NY State bill
Substituted for
- A9645 (2025-26 session) NY State bill
Committee meetings
Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.