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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8429: Relates to holders of certain operating certificates authorized to provide behavioral analysis services, or to employ or contract with applied behavior analysts and mental health counselors

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 8429 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on June 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to holders of certain operating certificates authorized to provide behavioral analysis services, or to employ or contract with applied behavior analysts and mental health counselors. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8429A.

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.

Authorizes holders of certain operating certificates for treatment of persons with developmental disabilities to provide behavioral analysis services, so long as the professional providing such services is operating within their scope of practice; authorizes holders of such operating certificates to employ or contract with applied behavior analysts and mental health counselors.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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 8429A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
  3. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  4. REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
  5. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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