A number of high-profile crimes in New York City are spurring Gov. Kathy Hochul to propose a change to New York state law that would make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize people in need of mental health care.

Such proposals have reportedly circulated through Albany for years, but Gothamist reports that Hochul’s could gain traction in light of the recent spate of violent incidents that have made headlines.

“I think there’s a global acknowledgement that we have to do something,” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told the outlet.

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