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A 3572: Relates to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability in the mental hygiene law.
What A 3572 does, verified June 5, 2026
The bill aims to add spina bifida to the list of developmental disabilities under the Mental Hygiene Law in New York. This change would allow individuals with spina bifida to be eligible for services and support under the law. The bill would make this change effective immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to people with disabilities |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 165 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3572 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 22 of 2 section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 114 of the 3 laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) is attributable to intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, 5 epilepsy, neurological impairment, familial dysautonomia, Prader-Willi 6 syndrome, spina bifida or autism; 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06661-01-5
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