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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7967: Relates to rights of persons with disabilities to be accompanied by a guide dog or service dog

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7967 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to rights of persons with disabilities to be accompanied by a guide dog or service dog. Primary sponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Protects the rights of persons with disabilities to be accompanied by a guide dog or service dog in a place of public accommodation or housing accommodation; imposes a misdemeanor penalty for violations; requires the division of human rights to conduct a public awareness and education campaign.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yudelka TapiaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source