---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings"
description: "Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5859"
citation: "New York A 5859 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bc75982-ba57-4eff-9930-c4925ba54118"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5859"
source_hash: "66fb91532f4ee412a1f31c0eaf3f96e5ac412075f7100e54655129b6914559d2"
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 5859 (2021-2022) — Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings

Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5859** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5859&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED
- **2021-05-25** RULES REPORT CAL.127
- **2021-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.127
- **2021-05-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-25** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6622
- **2021-05-25** 3RD READING CAL.1086
- **2021-05-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11** SIGNED CHAP.118 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bc75982-ba57-4eff-9930-c4925ba54118`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).