---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers"
description: "Relates to telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 268"
citation: "New York A 268 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f19cd7af-6249-423d-8924-abdd11e90d45"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A268"
source_hash: "1ee1586ae067d724101ff7894d8b6a1fa9ef630db1fd6d070af71da3542eaf9a"
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 268 (2021-2022) — Relates to telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers

Relates to telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers.

## Version chain

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

1. **A268** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A268&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A268A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A268A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
- BYRNE — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- CYMBROWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- DINOWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JEAN-PIERRE — cosponsor (person)
- LAVINE — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
- MONTESANO — cosponsor (person)
- NIOU — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- REILLY — cosponsor (person)
- REYES — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA J — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
- SMULLEN — cosponsor (person)
- STERN — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- WALCZYK — cosponsor (person)
- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)
- ZINERMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** REPORTED
- **2021-02-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.78
- **2021-05-26** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 268A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6267A
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1079
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-08** SIGNED CHAP.582 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f19cd7af-6249-423d-8924-abdd11e90d45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).