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A07363 Summary:

BILL NOA07363C
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07792-B
 
SPONSORSantabarbara
 
COSPNSRShimsky, Burdick, Ramos, Zinerman, De Los Santos, Anderson, Carroll R, Buttenschon, Benedetto, Lavine, Weprin, Zaccaro, Woerner, Kassay, Levenberg, Kay, Berger, Stirpe, Bronson, Jones, Taylor, Conrad, McDonald, Otis, Sayegh, Williams, Carroll P, Tapia, Clark, Schiavoni, Eachus, Lee, Septimo, Wieder, Forrest, Lunsford, Shrestha, Yeger, Hevesi, Epstein, Romero, Colton, Dais, Cruz, Paulin, McMahon, Fall, Hyndman, Vanel, Solages, Meeks, Glick, Pheffer Amato, Griffin
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §13.45, Ment Hyg L
 
Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
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A07363 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7363--C
                                                                   R. R. 191
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 25, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, SHIMSKY, BURDICK, RAMOS, ZINERMAN,
          DE LOS SANTOS, ANDERSON, R. CARROLL, BUTTENSCHON,  BENEDETTO,  LAVINE,
          WEPRIN,  ZACCARO,  WOERNER,  KASSAY,  LEVENBERG,  KAY, BERGER, STIRPE,
          BRONSON, JONES, TAYLOR,  CONRAD,  McDONALD,  OTIS,  SAYEGH,  WILLIAMS,
          P. CARROLL,  TAPIA, CLARK, SCHIAVONI, EACHUS -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on People with Disabilities -- committee  discharged,
          bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
          committee -- reported and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
          ordered  to  a  third reading -- amended on the special order of third
          reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
          special  order  of  third reading -- again amended on special order of
          third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on  the  special
          order of third reading
 
        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  communicate  in  their  preferred  manner  and utilize any communication
     8  supports that meet their needs, and all staff and providers  under  this
     9  section, shall ensure and acknowledge such rights.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    11  it shall have become a law.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10990-14-5
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