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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Directs the autism spectrum disorders advisory board to improve outreach to minority group members relating to children with such disorders"
+description: "Directs the autism spectrum disorders advisory board to improve outreach to minority group members relating to children with such disorders."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "A 7976"
+citation: "New York A 7976 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DE LA ROSA"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-05-23"
+last_action: "2018-08-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/652d2acf-a7f9-43f1-b181-804102df0161"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A7976"
+source_hash: "f4d98ebd34539e63d3bb99325f6826d66f7ddd2ab5b75a1a65cf199388f4ea2c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 7976 (2017-2018) — Directs the autism spectrum disorders advisory board to improve outreach to minority group members relating to children with such disorders
+
+Directs the autism spectrum disorders advisory board to improve outreach to minority group members relating to children with such disorders.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A7976 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7976&term=2017&Text=Y)
+2. **A7976 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A7976)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **135–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DE LA ROSA — primary (person)
+- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
+- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
+- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
+- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-23** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-12** REPORTED
+- **2017-06-12** RULES REPORT CAL.181
+- **2017-06-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.181
+- **2017-06-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2017-06-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2017-06-13** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-03** DIED IN SENATE
+- **2018-01-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2018-01-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.566
+- **2018-03-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2018-03-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2018-03-26** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5534A
+- **2018-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.1716
+- **2018-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2018-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2018-08-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-24** SIGNED CHAP.227 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/652d2acf-a7f9-43f1-b181-804102df0161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+