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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7792: Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities

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 7792 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 7792C.

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.

Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to autonomously communicate in their preferred manner and utilize any validated communication supports that meet their needs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 13 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Siela BynoeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. PRINT NUMBER 7792C
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES
  3. REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 7792B
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 7792A
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES
  8. REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

Sources

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