---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires applicants for public assistance to be fully informed that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received"
description: "Requires applicants for public assistance to be given notice in writing, that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received; provides such notice shall be given as part of an informational booklet and as a standalone document."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 3766"
citation: "New York A 3766 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DICKENS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ef4ce3f-29de-4f99-943d-b771d6577f35"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3766"
source_hash: "5a6465d3508373e9e9163c862bc6bf5a5d4a6dbe0c35360ec56c20dad2135a58"
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 3766 (2021-2022) — Requires applicants for public assistance to be fully informed that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received

Requires applicants for public assistance to be given notice in writing, that they may be liable to reimburse the state for benefits received; provides such notice shall be given as part of an informational booklet and as a standalone document.

## Version chain

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

1. **A3766** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3766&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DICKENS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** REPORTED
- **2021-03-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.202
- **2021-04-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-04-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-04-19** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6269
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1558
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.448 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ef4ce3f-29de-4f99-943d-b771d6577f35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).