---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limits the exceptions to certain effluent limitations in Nassau and Suffolk counties"
description: "Limits the exceptions to certain effluent limitations in Nassau and Suffolk counties and requires certain eligible projects for state aid involving water pollution control revolving fund agreements to take county-wide or regional wastewater planning into consideration when determining eligibility; requires best available technology to be used to reduce nitrogen pollution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 4637"
citation: "New York A 4637 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b133bc-7575-4c64-81e3-37ce21d3539f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A4637"
source_hash: "745b738fab5e2902be7b7da0650919657a309ca36aa0c9d7f4433a3671db9680"
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 4637 (2021-2022) — Limits the exceptions to certain effluent limitations in Nassau and Suffolk counties

Limits the exceptions to certain effluent limitations in Nassau and Suffolk counties and requires certain eligible projects for state aid involving water pollution control revolving fund agreements to take county-wide or regional wastewater planning into consideration when determining eligibility; requires best available technology to be used to reduce nitrogen pollution.

## Version chain

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

1. **A4637** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4637&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** REPORTED
- **2021-06-08** RULES REPORT CAL.550
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.550
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5022
- **2021-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1744
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29** SIGNED CHAP.807 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29** APPROVAL MEMO.156

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b133bc-7575-4c64-81e3-37ce21d3539f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).