---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the provision of applications for registration to licensees by the state education department"
description: "Allows for the education department to provide registration applications to licensees for each profession by means other than mail; requires the state education department to mail applications prior to the end date of such registration period."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 7716"
citation: "New York A 7716 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alicia Hyndman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-06"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0562d52-25f7-4cc2-ad4c-30b861558d79"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7716"
source_hash: "7019e73e288c4f9523fa49509e9cb2fb8db0af9597b4d5599b5d7b0c261d704a"
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 7716 (2023-2024) — Relates to the provision of applications for registration to licensees by the state education department

Allows for the education department to provide registration applications to licensees for each profession by means other than mail; requires the state education department to mail applications prior to the end date of such registration period.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7716** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7716&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A7716A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A7716A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alicia Hyndman — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Joe DeStefano — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Jean-Pierre — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-06** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** REFERENCE CHANGED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** PRINT NUMBER 7716A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED
- **2024-03-07** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.352
- **2024-03-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-11** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6112A
- **2024-03-25** 3RD READING CAL.233
- **2024-03-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-03-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-27** SIGNED CHAP.346 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0562d52-25f7-4cc2-ad4c-30b861558d79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).