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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to directing the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study on debit card use"
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description: "Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study in consultation with the comptroller's office on whether it is feasible to allow the use of debit cards for residents' cash accounts to be used for facilities and service providers holding operating certificates."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "S 5538"
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citation: "New York S 5538 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["BROOKS"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2019-05-06"
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last_action: "2020-10-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a76fbe56-35eb-497c-b9aa-99373d0f970f"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5538"
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source_hash: "eb78a6f179dd15c520e71bc0ed59338a0f537ee31fd07b6b178f43a733d148c2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 5538 (2019-2020) — Relates to directing the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study on debit card use
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Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study in consultation with the comptroller's office on whether it is feasible to allow the use of debit cards for residents' cash accounts to be used for facilities and service providers holding operating certificates.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S5538** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5538&term=2019&Text=Y)
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2. **S5538A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S5538A)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
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- Finance Vote — **23–0** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **132–0** (pass) · lower
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- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
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- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- BROOKS — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-06** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-14** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-21** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.824
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- **2019-05-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2019-05-29** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2019-05-29** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-08** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** 1ST REPORT CAL.182
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- **2020-01-21** AMENDED 5538A `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-01-21** 2ND REPORT CAL.
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- **2020-01-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
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- **2020-01-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2020-01-27** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-01-27** REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7859A
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- **2020-02-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.402
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- **2020-02-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2020-09-25** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.234 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a76fbe56-35eb-497c-b9aa-99373d0f970f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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