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NY S 4873

in committee

Requires an independent firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 4873 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4873 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

What is NY S 4873 about?

Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services.

Who sponsors NY S 4873?

Patricia Fahy is the primary sponsor of NY S 4873.

Description

Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patricia Fahyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-13

    REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8759not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3137not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3410

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4873?summary=&detail=

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