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S 4716: Prohibits the withholding of state funding for service providers for people with developmental disabilities due to the receipt of certain COVID-19 federal funds.
What S 4716 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to protect service providers for people with developmental disabilities in New York State. It prohibits the state from withholding funding for these providers due to the receipt of certain COVID-19 federal funds. This includes funding received from programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program, emergency management agency measures, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and the American Rescue Plan Act. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to all service providers, regardless of when they received the federal funding. It ensures that these providers can continue to receive state funding without interruption, allowing them to maintain essential services for people with developmental disabilities.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO DISABILITIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4716
- What is the current status of S 4716?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4716 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO DISABILITIES".
- Did S 4716 pass?
- Not yet. S 4716 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4716, and where is it now?
- S 4716 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy. Its committee of record is Senate Disabilities.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 342 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4716 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting the withholding of state funding for service providers for people with developmental disabilities due to the receipt of COVID-19 federal funds 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 16.38 to read as follows: 3 § 16.38 Funding for services of the office for people with developmental 4 disabilities not affected by the receipt of certain COVID-19 5 federal funds. 6 A holder of an operating certificate issued pursuant to this article 7 or organization whose incorporation or activities require the approval 8 of the commissioner, or program funded or administered by the office 9 shall not have any state funding withheld as a result of the receipt of 10 federal funds that were provided to such operating certificate holder, 11 organization or program: 12 (a) as part of any federal paycheck protection program loan forgive- 13 ness funding; 14 (b) as a result of federal emergency management agency emergency 15 protective measures, including but not limited to personal protective 16 equipment and cleaning services; 17 (c) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 18 (CARES) Act of 2020; 19 (d) as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, American 20 Rescue Plan Act of 2021; or 21 (e) as other extraordinary federal funding provided in response to the 22 COVID-19 pandemic. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 24 have been in full force and effect on and after March 13, 2020. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09520-01-5
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