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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relates to applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims"
+description: "Requires written applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims over $1,000; requires a description of the services claimed and the calculation used to determine the fees; amends effective date to take effect January 1, 2023."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "A 8708"
+citation: "New York A 8708 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["BRONSON"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2022-01-11"
+last_action: "2022-02-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74e2d073-2472-4b85-ae11-5a85bcae8b68"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8708"
+source_hash: "017fc76c2e6184c87412986c368e2e50c70384e9755b0f5fba16e9376e49164e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 8708 (2021-2022) — Relates to applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims
+
+Requires written applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims over $1,000; requires a description of the services claimed and the calculation used to determine the fees; amends effective date to take effect January 1, 2023.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A8708** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8708&term=2021&Text=Y)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote — **44–18** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **106–37** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- BRONSON — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
+- **2022-01-19** RULES REPORT CAL.11
+- **2022-01-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.11
+- **2022-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2022-01-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2022-01-25** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-26** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7762
+- **2022-01-26** 3RD READING CAL.136
+- **2022-01-26** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2022-01-26** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.27 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74e2d073-2472-4b85-ae11-5a85bcae8b68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+