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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones"
+description: "Enacts \"Detective Brian Simonsen's Law\"; requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "A 8994"
+citation: "New York A 8994 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-02-01"
+last_action: "2024-11-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13a8022a-8628-4eda-b742-1158319d9350"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8994"
+source_hash: "9c03d5834da9c335b47d35476007145571b524b17e02166bb5837c74e5c68af8"
+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 8994 (2023-2024) — Requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones
+
+Enacts "Detective Brian Simonsen's Law"; requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A8994** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8994&term=2023&Text=Y)
+2. **A8994A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8994A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **136–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
+- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
+- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
+- Anil Beephan Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Woerner — cosponsor (person)
+- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
+- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
+- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
+- Jaime R. Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe DeStefano — cosponsor (person)
+- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew Slater — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Tannousis — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Reilly — cosponsor (person)
+- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-01** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-10** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-10** PRINT NUMBER 8994A `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-22** REPORTED
+- **2024-05-22** RULES REPORT CAL.112
+- **2024-05-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.112
+- **2024-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2024-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2024-05-23** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
+- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7739B
+- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.787
+- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-11-26** SIGNED CHAP.543 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13a8022a-8628-4eda-b742-1158319d9350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+