---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the direct deposit of workers' compensation benefits"
description: "Requires an injured worker or person entitled to a death benefit to be provided with the option to have the compensation payment made through direct deposit, and requires such person be given notice of such option and the forms necessary to enroll."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7579"
citation: "New York A 7579 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REYES"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-09"
last_action: "2020-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0219ef73-ab88-4056-ad73-f945156d5e3e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7579"
source_hash: "eaa866b57b57643e4e111db84d58a64cb8782c8fe98dcdff3f8a0a2b9bbda4e0"
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 7579 (2019-2020) — Relates to the direct deposit of workers' compensation benefits

Requires an injured worker or person entitled to a death benefit to be provided with the option to have the compensation payment made through direct deposit, and requires such person be given notice of such option and the forms necessary to enroll.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7579** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7579&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- REYES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-09** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-15** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** REPORTED
- **2020-07-21** RULES REPORT CAL.237
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.237
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7210
- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.813
- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-10-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.253 `executive-signature`
- **2020-11-11** APPROVAL MEMO.11

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0219ef73-ab88-4056-ad73-f945156d5e3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).