Establishes the chief disability officer; repealer
Summary
Establishes the chief disability officer to advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities and assure that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of the state of New York.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 9, 2022
Signed Mar 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · Assembly Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.170
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
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