---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature"
description: "Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature; makes it a class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6015"
citation: "New York A 6015 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e461548e-a383-4704-a06e-41b63ddfe4df"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6015"
source_hash: "67e46b23056ec09eda55f899fe38ec9647e4fec2c15bc7916888e036449e4c0b"
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 6015 (2021-2022) — Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature

Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature; makes it a class A misdemeanor.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6015** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6015&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** REPORTED
- **2021-04-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.218
- **2021-04-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-04-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-04-19** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR S61
- **2021-04-21** 3RD READING CAL.603
- **2021-04-21** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-04-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.739 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e461548e-a383-4704-a06e-41b63ddfe4df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).