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legislation/us/states/ny/2021-2022/s-737.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format"
+description: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 737"
+citation: "New York S 737 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["BIAGGI"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-06"
+last_action: "2021-10-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S737"
+source_hash: "9b4694a72458c4fb709764fe151832930ced4339b8fe975f6132dea00567abb5"
+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 S 737 (2021-2022) — Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format
+
+Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **S737** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S737&term=2021&Text=Y)
+2. **S737A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S737A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **108–41** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **54–9** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- BIAGGI — primary (person)
+- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 737A `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-06-08** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1618
+- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2260A
+- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.102
+- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
+- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.461 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+