Relates to requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to issue a residential request list and placement report
This bill requires New York's Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to submit updated waitlist and placement reports twice yearly (every six months) to the Senate and Assembly leadership. The reports must include detailed data on individuals awaiting residential placement (broken down by age, medical needs, and placement type), actual placements made, costs, funding sources, and projections for future needs over five years. It specifically mandates information on individuals in inadequate living situations, failed placements, and plans to address gaps in service. The goal is to provide legislators with transparent, data-driven insights into the state's developmental disability service system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to change the reporting requirements for the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. The report recipients were expanded to include the Governor, and the reporting timeline was adjusted to occur within 18 months of the law's effective date rather than a fixed date in 2027. Additionally, the report now explicitly requires a 'residential request list' and updates the frequency of tracking placement failures from six months to twelve months.
Scope change
The scope of the reporting recipients was broadened to include the Governor, and the specific data points required in the report were modified to include a residential request list and extended tracking periods for placement issues.
REQUIREMENT
The report recipients were changed from the Senate and Assembly leadership to include the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Temporary President of the Senate.
A new requirement was added to issue a specific 'residential request list' alongside the placement report.
The tracking period for individuals who have asked for an alternative placement was extended from six months to twelve months.
TIMELINE
The deadline for submitting the report was changed from a fixed date of January 1, 2027, to a relative deadline of within 18 months of the law's effective date.
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
139–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 149
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic102
92% Yea
R
Republican47
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3556A
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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