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Disability Rights
A Bipartisan Issue
Bills start in both the Senate and Assembly, passing committees before a full vote. To become law, a bill must pass both chambers and then reach the governor.​ The bills listed below protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. Each has a matching bill in the other chamber. Click the bill number to learn more and take action.
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Bills A5634, A5636, A5638, S3750, S3751, S3754 Affecting Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Unanimously Pass the Senate and the Assembly on January 12, 2026. Next Stop Governor Signing Them into Law!
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Bills Introduced in the Assembly
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Sponsor: Bagolie, Rosaura
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Sponsor: Lopez, Yvonne
Requires DHS and DCF to employ Director of Medical Services; appropriates $480,000.
Sponsor: Lopez, Yvonne
Mandates Division of Developmental Disabilities service providers to complete workforce survey.
Sponsor: Dunn, Aura K.
Regulates medication administration in certain residential facilities.
Sponsor: Murphy, Carol A.
Enhances enforcement authority over developmental disability service providers; establishes "Residential Facility Quality of Care Improvement Fund" in DHS.
Sponsor: Murphy, Carol A.
Establishes framework for appointment of receiver for provider of services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Sponsor: Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include persons between 18 and 21 years of age in certain settings.
Sponsor: Murphy, Carol A.
Establishes certain governance and service standards for developmental disability service providers; appropriates $300,000.
Sponsor: Speight, Shanique
Establishes "Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee" in DHS; makes appropriation.
Sponsor: Sauickie, Alex
Establishes Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Sponsor: Sauickie, Alex
Establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sponsor: DePhillips, Christopher P.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
Bills Introduced in the Senate
Sponsor: McKeon, John F.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage for certain children with disabilities who are 26 years of age or older.
Sponsor: McKnight, Angela V.
Requires DHS and DCF to employ, or contract with, Director of Medical Services; appropriates $480,000.*
Sponsor: Burgess, Renee C.
Mandates Division of Developmental Disabilities service providers to complete workforce survey.
Sponsor: O'Scanlon, Declan J.
Regulates medication administration in certain residential facilities.
Sponsor: Vitale, Joseph F.
Enhances enforcement authority over developmental disability service providers; establishes "Residential Facility Quality of Care Improvement Fund" in DHS.
Sponsor: Vitale, Joseph F.
Establishes framework for appointment of receiver for provider of services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Sponsor: Cryan, Joseph P.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include persons between 18 and 21 years of age in certain settings.
Sponsor: Vitale, Joseph F.
Establishes certain governance and service standards for developmental disability service providers; appropriates $300,000.
Sponsor: Vitale, Joseph F.
Establishes "Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee" in DHS; makes appropriation.
Sponsor: Amato, Carmen F.
Establishes Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Sponsor: Amato, Carmen F.
Establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Sponsor: Corrado, Kristin M.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.