---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings"
description: "Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 10647"
citation: "New York A 10647 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-05-10"
last_action: "2018-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65f73ae1-6e7b-49fc-8fa1-22664ea47465"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A10647"
source_hash: "1c28e28e86cd5f41a0b9d5e3ed104488e802504a59410da6343f31789a864be8"
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 10647 (2017-2018) — Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings

Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2019.

## Version chain

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

1. **A10647 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10647&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A10647 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A10647)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-10** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** REPORTED
- **2018-05-31** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.1070
- **2018-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-06-07** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8416
- **2018-06-13** 3RD READING CAL.1326
- **2018-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-13** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-07-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-31** SIGNED CHAP.168 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65f73ae1-6e7b-49fc-8fa1-22664ea47465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).