---
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).