A 911

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-911
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Correction
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07
Healthcare
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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