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S 6793 New York Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Replaces the terms "mentally retarded", "mental retardation" and variants thereof with "intellectually disabled" and "intellectual disability"

Summary
Replaces the terms "mentally retarded", "mental retardation" and variants thereof with "intellectually disabled" and "intellectual disability".
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 17, 2021 Last action May 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2022

How they voted

60–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
May 24, 2022
D Democratic42
40 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 24, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
May 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6793A
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
upper
May 17, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Todd Kaminsky
DDemocratic
NY
9