---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to defining the term kinship caregiver"
description: "Defines the term kinship caregiver."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 3496"
citation: "New York A 3496 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HEVESI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/866ba484-c769-41c2-a05d-ee7c31399443"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3496"
source_hash: "d8cbf69b6fae80538fbb235e9f77c29c649e9ad43fb6288db3539b2fae791e66"
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 3496 (2021-2022) — Relates to defining the term kinship caregiver

Defines the term kinship caregiver.

## Version chain

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

1. **A3496** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3496&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HEVESI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** REPORTED
- **2021-03-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.144
- **2021-03-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-10** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S54
- **2021-05-05** 3RD READING CAL.827
- **2021-05-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16** SIGNED CHAP.246 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/866ba484-c769-41c2-a05d-ee7c31399443`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).