---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to eligibility for reimbursement of crime scene cleanup"
description: "Relates to eligibility for reimbursement of crime scene cleanup; expands such eligibility to grandparents, parents, stepparents, guardians, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, and grandchildren."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 7281"
citation: "New York A 7281 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PEOPLES-STOKE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-19"
last_action: "2017-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22a6789f-1e05-4740-a607-1c0c0699e207"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A7281"
source_hash: "9d458b07c996415e77aa091baddab71e7d8aaf15d2a93eae7050d8bcbace8109"
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 7281 (2017-2018) — Relates to eligibility for reimbursement of crime scene cleanup

Relates to eligibility for reimbursement of crime scene cleanup; expands such eligibility to grandparents, parents, stepparents, guardians, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, and grandchildren.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7281 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7281&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A7281 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A7281)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **134–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PEOPLES-STOKE — primary (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-19** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** REPORTED
- **2017-04-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.247
- **2017-05-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-05-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2017-05-01** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5408
- **2017-06-14** 3RD READING CAL.1642
- **2017-06-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-15** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-07-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-25** SIGNED CHAP.117 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22a6789f-1e05-4740-a607-1c0c0699e207`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).