New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations
Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations to include people with a mental health diagnosis, people on the office of mental health caseload, people with an intellectual, developmental or cognitive diagnosis, people with physical disability or mobility impairment, and people with a sensorial disability diagnosis.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 9701 | Enacts the rapid engagement initiative act | in_committee |
| S 9709 | Relates to requiring all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age | in_committee |
| S 9711 | Relates to medical debt | in_committee |
| S 9730 | Requires the use of metal detectors at all general hospital public entrances | in_committee |
| A 10781 | Replaces the word addict or addicts and the word addiction with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof | in_committee |
| A 10791 | Establishes a loan forgiveness program for licensed mental health professionals in jails and prisons | in_committee |
| A 10820 | Relates to access to prescription drugs for chronic weight management | in_committee |
| A 10823 | Relates to the supervision of athletic trainers | in_committee |