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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4834: Establishes a direct support professional worker registry

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 4834 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a direct support professional worker registry. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO DISABILITIES.

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.

Establishes a direct support professional worker registry of persons who have successfully completed a direct support professional worker education or training program approved by the commissioner or the accrediting body of other states or federal authorities, including the military.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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 DISABILITIES
  2. REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

Sources

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