---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin"
description: "Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 1021"
citation: "New York A 1021 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. McDonald III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0f1c030-8e27-4ef1-a965-fbe65a2fa825"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1021"
source_hash: "88f410ead169b436a63a229b26e0d81ccfb8865e2bd5c15d20ccbba07597f26b"
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 1021 (2025-2026) — Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin

Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1021&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John T. McDonald III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** REPORTED
- **2025-01-14** RULES REPORT CAL.28
- **2025-01-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.28
- **2025-01-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-01-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-01-22** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S806
- **2025-02-12** 3RD READING CAL.80
- **2025-02-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-02-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-02-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-14** SIGNED CHAP.41 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0f1c030-8e27-4ef1-a965-fbe65a2fa825`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).