# New York A 8479: Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis

New York A 8479, Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nikki Lucas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (SIGNED CHAP.168) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 8479
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-16
- Last action: 2025-06-26, SIGNED CHAP.168
- Sponsor: Nikki Lucas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (201 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Behavior service workers keep current permissions: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law extends existing permissions for certain New York program workers until they expire on July 1, 2030. Workers must be employed or retained by programs licensed, certified, operated, approved, registered, or funded and regulated by specified state offices. These are the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nikki Lucas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-06-26: SIGNED CHAP.168 (House)
- 2025-06-26: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-10: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: 3RD READING CAL.1668 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8362 (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.254 (House)
- 2025-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.254 (House)
- 2025-05-21: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-16: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8479)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8479)

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- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A8479-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).