---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that the abbreviation of \"D.P.T.\" and title \"doctor of physical therapy\" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy"
description: "Provides that the abbreviation of \"D.P.T.\" and title \"doctor of physical therapy\" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 7467"
citation: "New York A 7467 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-26"
last_action: "2017-10-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa2b79c1-4902-4fd1-a784-d341b6e6c1dd"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A7467"
source_hash: "242db0ece6ea1aab13432b9fc4dcab7410e4ed01da18de1958dceaf771ccfee1"
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 7467 (2017-2018) — Provides that the abbreviation of "D.P.T." and title "doctor of physical therapy" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy

Provides that the abbreviation of "D.P.T." and title "doctor of physical therapy" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7467 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7467&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A7467 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A7467)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GUNTHER — primary (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-26** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-13** REPORTED
- **2017-06-13** RULES REPORT CAL.236
- **2017-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.236
- **2017-06-14** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-06-14** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2017-06-14** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2553
- **2017-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1945
- **2017-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-10-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-23** SIGNED CHAP.354 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa2b79c1-4902-4fd1-a784-d341b6e6c1dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).