New York 2025 Session Status: Enacted

A4762 — Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person"

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul (Democratic) on September 26, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SIGNED CHAP.414

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  4. PASSED SENATE

  5. 3RD READING CAL.1858

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S8210A

  7. REFERRED TO RULES

  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4762B

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.385

  12. RULES REPORT CAL.385

  13. REPORTED

  14. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 4762A

  15. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  16. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does A4762 do?
Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".
Who sponsors A4762?
A4762 is sponsored by Monique Chandler-Waterman.
What is the current status of A4762?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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