---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term"
description: "Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7882"
citation: "New York A 7882 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ABINANTI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-28"
last_action: "2022-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe5cb6dd-c01a-4347-9db6-b0a6a739df5d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7882"
source_hash: "937abda7060f99cd6646d554d2de6a2cbfebcff02ff170a31fbeaf4ec839fcce"
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 7882 (2021-2022) — Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term

Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7882** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7882&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7882A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7882A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ABINANTI — primary (person)
- DARLING — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-28** REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-06** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-06** PRINT NUMBER 7882A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** REPORTED
- **2022-05-16** RULES REPORT CAL.201
- **2022-05-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.201
- **2022-05-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-16** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-16** REFERRED TO DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6789A
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1763
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-26** SIGNED CHAP.479 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe5cb6dd-c01a-4347-9db6-b0a6a739df5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).