---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program"
description: "Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 1953"
citation: "New York A 1953 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CRUZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc436f4-c32a-42ce-b98a-ba5d0afc97b3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A1953"
source_hash: "c842a64a442ff34cbe56d6b7c3c275909f926fe8a6cfeebe1380b21824b3c83a"
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 1953 (2021-2022) — Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program

Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1953** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1953&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- CRUZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** REPORTED
- **2021-06-02** RULES REPORT CAL.296
- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.296
- **2021-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2911
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1527
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29** SIGNED CHAP.804 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29** APPROVAL MEMO.154

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efc436f4-c32a-42ce-b98a-ba5d0afc97b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).