---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to a limited license for a speech-language pathologist"
description: "Provides that any person engaging in clinical or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist for such period of time as may be necessary to complete an experience requirement for a professional license as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a limited license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 7729"
citation: "New York A 7729 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JAFFEE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-11"
last_action: "2017-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b60585-81d3-43b8-acf3-46943c6321fb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A7729"
source_hash: "165cdc2b4fc50b7bbc2bba5ef2b53771a13b8535bcc48459a963c36c3cc6f5ff"
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 7729 (2017-2018) — Relates to a limited license for a speech-language pathologist

Provides that any person engaging in clinical or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist for such period of time as may be necessary to complete an experience requirement for a professional license as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a limited license.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7729 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7729&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A7729 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A7729)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **130–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JAFFEE — primary (person)
- FAHY — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-11** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15** REPORTED
- **2017-06-15** RULES REPORT CAL.348
- **2017-06-15** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.348
- **2017-06-15** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-06-15** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2017-06-15** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5936A
- **2017-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1902
- **2017-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-08-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-21** SIGNED CHAP.202 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09b60585-81d3-43b8-acf3-46943c6321fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).