New York S 7792: Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities

Status: PRINT NUMBER 7792C (as of 2026-03-23)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7792

Sponsors: Patricia Fahy, Andrew Gounardes, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Christopher Ryan, Cordell Cleare, Gustavo Rivera, James Skoufis, Jeremy Cooney, Jessica Ramos, John Liu, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., José M. Serrano, Julia Salazar, Kevin S. Parker, Kristen Gonzalez, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Michelle Hinchey, Nathalia Fernandez, Pete Harckham, Rachel May, Robert Jackson, Samra Brouk, Shelley Mayer, Siela Bynoe, Stephen T. Chan

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S07792 Summary:

BILL NOS07792C

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BROUK, BYNOE, CHAN, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY,
 HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA,
 SERRANO, SKOUFIS

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Add &sect;13.45, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to autonomously communicate in their preferred manner and utilize any validated communication supports that meet their needs.

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BILL NOS07792C

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/15/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES

05/15/2025PRINT NUMBER 7792A

06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 7792B

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

03/23/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES

03/23/2026PRINT NUMBER 7792C

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7792--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FAHY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZA-
 LEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ,
 MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, PALUMBO,
 RAMOS, RIVERA, C. RYAN, SALAZAR, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRA-
 NO, SKOUFIS, SUTTON, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabil-
 ities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Disabilities in accord-
 ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to protecting the
 communication rights of individuals with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 13.45 to read as follows:
 3 § 13.45 New York state communication bill of rights for individuals with
 4 disabilities.
 5 In order to ensure that each person with a disability is able to lead
 6 a life of dignity, all persons with a disability shall have the right to
 7 autonomously communicate in their preferred manner and utilize any vali-
 8 dated communication supports that meet their needs, and all staff and
 9 providers under this section shall ensure and acknowledge such rights.
 10 For the purposes of this section, the term "validated communication"
 11 shall mean that the communication method used is evidence-based, empir-
 12 ically supported and has demonstrated results in autonomous communi-
 13 cation on the part of the person communicating.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 15 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10990-15-6

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