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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4892: Relates to physical therapist assistants

Enacted 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 4892 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to physical therapist assistants. Primary sponsor: Toby Stavisky (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 21, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.549.

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.

Provides that supervision by a licensed physical therapist of a physical therapist assistant shall be continuous but shall not require the physical presence of the licensed physical therapist at the time and place where services are being performed; requires a licensed physical therapist to be available for consultation with the physical therapist assistant or the patient within a reasonable amount of time.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Toby StaviskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. SIGNED CHAP.549
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.132
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7832
  7. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4892B
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4892A
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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