---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mandates training or counseling in hate crime prevention and education for individuals convicted of hate"
description: "Establishes that in addition to other penalties, individuals convicted of hate crimes shall undergo mandatory training or counseling in hate crime prevention and education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 1202"
citation: "New York A 1202 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SEAWRIGHT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2022-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3d85f1f-4b76-4b35-8834-ff71a455a36d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A1202"
source_hash: "4d64351f447b8286b433d95437a32d3fbef5ff9b3221b012afd78d608a4a4eab"
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 1202 (2021-2022) — Mandates training or counseling in hate crime prevention and education for individuals convicted of hate

Establishes that in addition to other penalties, individuals convicted of hate crimes shall undergo mandatory training or counseling in hate crime prevention and education.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1202&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SEAWRIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** REPORTED
- **2021-05-06** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.290
- **2021-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-10** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.69
- **2022-01-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6570
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1360
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-11-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.624 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3d85f1f-4b76-4b35-8834-ff71a455a36d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).