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type: "Bill"
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title: "Replaces certain references to \"mentally retarded\" or \"mentally ill\" persons with the term \"individuals with a developmental disability\""
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description: "Replaces certain instances of the term \"mentally retarded\" with the term \"individuals with developmental disabilities\"."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "A 7443"
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citation: "New York A 7443 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["ABINANTI"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-05-10"
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last_action: "2022-07-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ccc3673-78b7-4689-8cd5-c445aca55f97"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7443"
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source_hash: "11be03223aeb6bcdc7f51e5cf2e0bc6ece2843834fee7497e6c9584049417657"
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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 A 7443 (2021-2022) — Replaces certain references to "mentally retarded" or "mentally ill" persons with the term "individuals with a developmental disability"
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Replaces certain instances of the term "mentally retarded" with the term "individuals with developmental disabilities".
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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. **A7443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7443&term=2021&Text=Y)
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2. **A7443A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7443A)
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3. **A7443B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7443B)
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4. **A7443C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7443C)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote - Version: C — **61–0** (pass) · upper
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- MOTION:ABINANTI; To reconsider — **145–0** (pass) · lower
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- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **148–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- ABINANTI — primary (person)
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- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — cosponsor (person)
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- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
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- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
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- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
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- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
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- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
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- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-05-10** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-13** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-13** PRINT NUMBER 7443A `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-01-25** REPORTED
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- **2022-01-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.310
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- **2022-02-02** AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 7443
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- **2022-04-27** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 7443B `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2022-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2022-05-04** REFERRED TO DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-05** RECALLED FROM SENATE
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- **2022-05-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2022-05-05** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
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- **2022-05-05** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7443C `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-05-10** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2022-05-10** RECOMMITTED TO DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6195B
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- **2022-05-18** 3RD READING CAL.837
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- **2022-05-18** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2022-05-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2022-07-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-07-26** SIGNED CHAP.477 `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/5ccc3673-78b7-4689-8cd5-c445aca55f97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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