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NY S 4844

in committee

Requires state agencies to develop a 5-year accessibility plan providing full access to the physical facilities, services, programs, and activities for persons with disabilities

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4844 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4844 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 4844 about?

Requires each agency to develop and implement a five-year accessibility plan, to include: the steps the agency is taking and will be taking over the next 5 years to ensure accessibility to the agency's facilities, services, and programs for persons with disabilities, and information on ongoing projects and projects planned over the next 5 years related to improving physical, digital and programmatic access, and effective communications for persons with disabilities.

Who sponsors NY S 4844?

Patricia Fahy is the primary sponsor of NY S 4844.

Description

Requires each agency to develop and implement a five-year accessibility plan, to include: the steps the agency is taking and will be taking over the next 5 years to ensure accessibility to the agency's facilities, services, and programs for persons with disabilities, and information on ongoing projects and projects planned over the next 5 years related to improving physical, digital and programmatic access, and effective communications for persons with disabilities.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patricia Fahyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6693not in this corpus

Official source

Attribution

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