---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to bona fide work not being considered a parole violation"
description: "Relates to bona fide work not being considered a parole violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5707"
citation: "New York A 5707 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JOYNER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-10-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92a52a7e-7a75-4e51-b86e-6a83f9ee45d6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5707"
source_hash: "fd283485c2ae9cca7c015beec6aa4c251bba81c1ce4b2dabf266fbc1a8b31a98"
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 5707 (2021-2022) — Relates to bona fide work not being considered a parole violation

Relates to bona fide work not being considered a parole violation.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5707** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5707&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **52–11** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **138–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JOYNER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.191
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.191
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2803
- **2021-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.606
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-22** SIGNED CHAP.487 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92a52a7e-7a75-4e51-b86e-6a83f9ee45d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).