---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to vacating records for certain proceedings and modifies the definition of smoking"
description: "Provides for vacating records for certain proceedings and modifies the definition of smoking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 6579"
citation: "New York S 6579 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-16"
last_action: "2019-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b054aa8f-a8a6-4933-a9d9-ebc6b3f26098"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6579"
source_hash: "984ae2eed0aff3d85501b7d8e1a980b44d4c2d7bd9c946706bd1b5c41c80eb24"
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 S 6579 (2019-2020) — Relates to vacating records for certain proceedings and modifies the definition of smoking

Provides for vacating records for certain proceedings and modifies the definition of smoking.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6579** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6579&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S6579A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S6579A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **94–44** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **12–7** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **39–23** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BAILEY — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- KENNEDY — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-16** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-17** PRINT NUMBER 6579A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1839
- **2019-06-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-20** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8420A
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.669
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-07-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-29** SIGNED CHAP.131 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b054aa8f-a8a6-4933-a9d9-ebc6b3f26098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).