---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings"
description: "Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 8127"
citation: "New York A 8127 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WEINSTEIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-31"
last_action: "2017-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a31282c-75ad-4e16-9919-3c9fef395c96"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8127"
source_hash: "0b27e25bbe9ff9fc6a6bdea66fef4c5ea13fbb68e8cafa6a11dfd278676a84f1"
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 8127 (2017-2018) — Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings

Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8127 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8127&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A8127 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8127)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WEINSTEIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-31** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12** REPORTED
- **2017-06-12** RULES REPORT CAL.188
- **2017-06-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.188
- **2017-06-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-06-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2017-06-13** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6408A
- **2017-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1137
- **2017-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-24** SIGNED CHAP.99 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a31282c-75ad-4e16-9919-3c9fef395c96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).