A 38 - New York Assembly (2025-2026) - Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the Neurodiversity Training Pledge - Bill Sponsor

New York Assembly Bill 38

Session 2025-2026

Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the Neurodiversity Training Pledge

Active

Passed Assembly on Jan 12, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 8, 2025

Latest Action

Jan 12, 2026

Origin Chamber

Assembly

Type

Bill

Bill Number

38

State

New York

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Angelo Santabarbara

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Jennifer Lunsford

Cosponsor

Jessica González-Rojas

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

MaryJane Shimsky

Cosponsor

Patrick J. Carroll

Cosponsor

Rebecca A. Seawright

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Stefani Zinerman

Cosponsor

Assembly Votes (2)

Motion Text

Assembly Vote - Vote 2

Assembly Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alec Brook-Krasny

Yes

Alec Brook-Krasny

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Angelo J. Morinello

Yes

Angelo J. Morinello

Yes

Angelo Santabarbara

Yes

Angelo Santabarbara

Yes

Anil Beephan, Jr.

Yes

Anil Beephan, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bailey

Yes

Bailey

Yes

Yes

Brian Cunningham

Yes

Brian Cunningham

Yes

Brian D. Miller

Yes

Brian D. Miller

Yes

Excused

Yes

Brian Manktelow

Yes

Brian Manktelow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cashman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Charles D. Fall

Yes

Charles D. Fall

Yes

Charles D. Lavine

Excused

Charles D. Lavine

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher S. Friend

Yes

Christopher S. Friend

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes

Yes

Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

David G. McDonough

Excused

David G. McDonough

Yes

David I. Weprin

Yes

David I. Weprin

Yes

Deborah J. Glick

Yes

Deborah J. Glick

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donna A. Lupardo

Yes

Donna A. Lupardo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edward C. Braunstein

Yes

Edward C. Braunstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Emérita Torres

Yes

Emérita Torres

Yes

Emily Gallagher

Yes

Emily Gallagher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gabriella A. Romero

Yes

Gabriella A. Romero

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Harry B. Bronson

Yes

Harry B. Bronson

Yes

Yes

J. Gary Pretlow

Yes

J. Gary Pretlow

Yes

Jackson

Yes

Jackson

Yes

Jaime R. Williams

Excused

Jaime R. Williams

Yes

Jake Blumencranz

Yes

Jake Blumencranz

Yes

Jarett Gandolfo

Yes

Jarett Gandolfo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey Dinowitz

Yes

Jeffrey Dinowitz

Yes

Jenifer Rajkumar

Yes

Jenifer Rajkumar

Yes

Jennifer Lunsford

Yes

Jennifer Lunsford

Yes

Jessica González-Rojas

Yes

Jessica González-Rojas

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Joe Sempolinski

Yes

Joe Sempolinski

Yes

John K. Mikulin

Yes

John K. Mikulin

Yes

Yes

Yes

John T. McDonald III

Yes

John T. McDonald III

Yes

John Zaccaro, Jr.

Yes

John Zaccaro, Jr.

Yes

Jonathan G. Jacobson

Yes

Jonathan G. Jacobson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ken Blankenbush

Yes

Ken Blankenbush

Yes

Khaleel M. Anderson

Yes

Khaleel M. Anderson

Yes

Kwani O'Pharrow

Yes

Kwani O'Pharrow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Linda B. Rosenthal

Yes

Linda B. Rosenthal

Yes

Manny De Los Santos

Yes

Manny De Los Santos

Yes

Marcela Mitaynes

Yes

Marcela Mitaynes

Yes

Marianne Buttenschon

Yes

Marianne Buttenschon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mary Beth Walsh

Yes

Mary Beth Walsh

Yes

MaryJane Shimsky

Yes

MaryJane Shimsky

Yes

Yes

Yes

Matthew Simpson

Yes

Matthew Simpson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Michael Benedetto

Yes

Michael Benedetto

Yes

Yes

Yes

Michael J. Fitzpatrick

Yes

Michael J. Fitzpatrick

Yes

Michael Novakhov

Yes

Michael Novakhov

Yes

Yes

Yes

Michael Tannousis

Yes

Michael Tannousis

Yes

Michaelle C. Solages

Yes

Michaelle C. Solages

Yes

Monique Chandler-Waterman

Yes

Monique Chandler-Waterman

Yes

Mr. Speaker

Yes

Mr. Speaker

Yes

Nader J. Sayegh

Yes

Nader J. Sayegh

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pamela J. Hunter

Yes

Pamela J. Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pat Chludzinski

Yes

Pat Chludzinski

Yes

Patrick J. Carroll

Yes

Patrick J. Carroll

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Yes

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Yes

Yes

Yes

Philip A. Palmesano

Yes

Philip A. Palmesano

Yes

Ramos

Yes

Ramos

Yes

Rebecca A. Seawright

Yes

Rebecca A. Seawright

Excused

Yes

Yes

Rivera

Yes

Rivera

Yes

Robert C. Carroll

Yes

Robert C. Carroll

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Yes

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sarahana Shrestha

Yes

Sarahana Shrestha

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simcha Eichenstein

Yes

Simcha Eichenstein

Yes

Stacey Pheffer Amato

Yes

Stacey Pheffer Amato

Yes

Stefani Zinerman

Yes

Stefani Zinerman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tommy John Schiavoni

Yes

Tommy John Schiavoni

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

William A. Barclay

Yes

William A. Barclay

Yes

William B. Magnarelli

Yes

William B. Magnarelli

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Summary

Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge.

Text (1)

A38

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A38&term=2025&Text=Y

http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A38

Actions (15)

Show Only Major Actions

01/12/2026

Senate

REFERRED TO LABOR

01/12/2026

Assembly

DELIVERED TO SENATE

01/12/2026

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY

01/07/2026

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1

01/07/2026

Senate

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

01/07/2026

Senate

DIED IN SENATE

05/29/2025

Senate

REFERRED TO LABOR

05/29/2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO SENATE

05/29/2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY

05/29/2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.278

05/29/2025

Assembly

RULES REPORT CAL.278

05/29/2025

Assembly

REPORTED

05/27/2025

Assembly

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

02/24/2025

Assembly

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

01/08/2025

Assembly

REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

NY Legislature

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A38?summary=&detail=

http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A38

https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A00038&term=2025

Open States

https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A38/

Record Created

Jan 8, 2025 10:36:30 AM

Record Updated

Jan 20, 2026 4:56:24 AM