---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to replacing certain instances of the words handicapping conditions with disabilities"
description: "Replaces certain instances of the words handicapping conditions with disabilities in relation to children with such disabilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 4041"
citation: "New York S 4041 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley Mayer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-09-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac2b818-a06f-48ab-b96f-f5c28dd3e402"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4041"
source_hash: "24d4e7ba2cd94e23275beda084b985f0f353d8d266c33f7279a68d5911e83095"
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 4041 (2023-2024) — Relates to replacing certain instances of the words handicapping conditions with disabilities

Replaces certain instances of the words handicapping conditions with disabilities in relation to children with such disabilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4041** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4041&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S4041A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S4041A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Education Vote — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shelley Mayer — primary (person)
- Andrew Gounardes — cosponsor (person)
- John Liu — cosponsor (person)
- John Mannion — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** 1ST REPORT CAL.406
- **2023-03-01** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-03-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-03-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-03-15** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-15** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-30** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-31** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-31** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4041A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-05** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-05** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7258A
- **2023-06-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.548
- **2023-06-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-09-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-14** SIGNED CHAP.371 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fac2b818-a06f-48ab-b96f-f5c28dd3e402`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).