New York A 3572: Relates to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability

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A03572 Summary:

BILL NOA03572 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10024

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRBurdick, DeStefano, Buttenschon, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1.03, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability in the mental hygiene law.

Go to top A03572 Actions:

BILL NOA03572 

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01/28/2025referred to people with disabilities

03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA03572 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Chair:Santabarbara 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:9/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

EpsteinAyeSempolinskiAye

McMahonAye

AndersonAye

BurdickAye

ZinermanAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA03572 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03572 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3572

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on People with Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to adding spina
 bifida to the definition of developmental disability

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 22 of
 2 section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 114 of the
 3 laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (1) is attributable to intellectual disability, cerebral palsy,
 5 epilepsy, neurological impairment, familial dysautonomia, Prader-Willi
 6 syndrome, spina bifida or autism;
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06661-01-5

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