---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the definition of an accusatory instrument"
description: "Relates to the definition of an accusatory instrument; provides that a parking ticket may be an accusatory instrument if certain criteria are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 2333"
citation: "New York A 2333 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["OTIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba503f47-82de-4162-876f-ad27bd2561d1"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A2333"
source_hash: "232c084dafd1131f0b81cbb4d4dddf2978ac11d6421a4a519255784be1403139"
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 2333 (2019-2020) — Relates to the definition of an accusatory instrument

Relates to the definition of an accusatory instrument; provides that a parking ticket may be an accusatory instrument if certain criteria are met.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2333** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2333&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **93–48** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **44–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- OTIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** REPORTED
- **2019-04-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.184
- **2019-05-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-13** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5078
- **2019-06-18** 3RD READING CAL.982
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-10-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-08** SIGNED CHAP.450 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba503f47-82de-4162-876f-ad27bd2561d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).