---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the residency requirement for designated beneficiaries of the ABLE program"
description: "Relates to the residency requirement for designated beneficiaries of the ABLE program and the definition of designated beneficiary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7652"
citation: "New York A 7652 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-19"
last_action: "2022-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb1d2009-1de1-4d0e-beb4-473d4483020a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7652"
source_hash: "9e1dac0f9d001c1ca28e84db0854933ad2985b262d2acba4f6755cf015e438bb"
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 7652 (2021-2022) — Relates to the residency requirement for designated beneficiaries of the ABLE program

Relates to the residency requirement for designated beneficiaries of the ABLE program and the definition of designated beneficiary.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7652** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7652&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GUNTHER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-19** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** REPORTED
- **2022-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.407
- **2022-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.407
- **2022-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-24** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9335
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1477
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-26** SIGNED CHAP.478 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb1d2009-1de1-4d0e-beb4-473d4483020a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).