---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapist assistant"
description: "Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapy assistant; directs certain records to be retained."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1204"
citation: "New York A 1204 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Zebrowski"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5f9ac4b-1442-4b92-b57e-3f37a4796318"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1204"
source_hash: "cd767e87cc3574945b6ca665a2753de5d1d1ab164b483795ff58f8f570b75a7c"
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 1204 (2023-2024) — Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapist assistant

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapy assistant; directs certain records to be retained.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1204)
2. **A1204A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1204A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Zebrowski — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Eachus — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Inez E. Dickens — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Jerett Gandolfo — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- John Lemondes — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen McMahon — cosponsor (person)
- Karl Brabenec — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Benedetto — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Steck — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Robert C. Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Scott H. Bendett — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** PRINT NUMBER 1204A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED
- **2024-05-22** RULES REPORT CAL.91
- **2024-05-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.91
- **2024-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-23** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9462A
- **2024-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1535
- **2024-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-27** SIGNED CHAP.335 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5f9ac4b-1442-4b92-b57e-3f37a4796318`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).