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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1717: Removes limits on licensed physical therapists treating patients without a referral

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

S 1717 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Removes limits on licensed physical therapists treating patients without a referral. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

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.

Removes limits on the duration of treatment by a licensed physical therapist when a patient does not have a referral.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samra BroukPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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 HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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