---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends certain provisions of law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities"
description: "Extends certain provisions of law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9976"
citation: "New York A 9976 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GIBBS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-27"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcf94b60-f46c-4efb-944e-bd429a632471"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9976"
source_hash: "edaed1f0b85617c02c428446a0bd787af9e8ecb7fecbee449c232c50df12e587"
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 9976 (2021-2022) — Extends certain provisions of law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities

Extends certain provisions of law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9976** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9976&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GIBBS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-27** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** REPORTED
- **2022-05-03** RULES REPORT CAL.94
- **2022-05-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.94
- **2022-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-04** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8945
- **2022-05-18** 3RD READING CAL.1249
- **2022-05-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.283 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcf94b60-f46c-4efb-944e-bd429a632471`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).