---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replaces certain instances of the word mentally ill person with person with a mental illness or mental disability; repealer"
description: "Replaces certain instances of the word \"mentally ill person\" with \"person with a mental illness\" or \"person with a mental disability\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4777"
citation: "New York S 4777 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MANNION"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/506c3419-6b93-4e82-ab55-f7cb9922ef6d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4777"
source_hash: "f2c532e5c012602d467add42797c86773a13c4c38f14a246cdaad8fa03257527"
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 S 4777 (2021-2022) — Replaces certain instances of the word mentally ill person with person with a mental illness or mental disability; repealer

Replaces certain instances of the word "mentally ill person" with "person with a mental illness" or "person with a mental disability".

## Version chain

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

1. **S4777** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4777&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4777A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4777A)
3. **S4777B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4777B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MANNION — primary (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** 1ST REPORT CAL.528
- **2021-03-10** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-11** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-04-26** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4777A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-24** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-24** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-25** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-25** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4777B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6564A
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.216
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.351 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/506c3419-6b93-4e82-ab55-f7cb9922ef6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).