Bill Commons

NY S 8640

in committee

Relates to employment by the state of persons with autism spectrum disorder

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8640 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8640 is in committee as of 2026-05-05 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO DISABILITIES

What is NY S 8640 about?

Provides that the civil service commission may determine that one in every thirty-six positions with duties which can be performed by persons with autism spectrum disorder.

Who sponsors NY S 8640?

Monica Martinez is the primary sponsor of NY S 8640, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Provides that the civil service commission may determine that one in every thirty-six positions with duties which can be performed by persons with autism spectrum disorder.

Introduced
—
Latest action
2026-05-05 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO DISABILITIES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Monica Martinezprimary
  • Mario Matteracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-05

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO DISABILITIES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    2026-05-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8640?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=NY&identifier=S 8640. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.