---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof"
description: "Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6046"
citation: "New York A 6046 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BICHOTTE HERMELYN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5a711d-81e2-460a-bc19-c6496b3239c5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6046"
source_hash: "60ff82acdee5d7bdf630fe31bba3517f915c023fa6c9f45b5b61f386a1387ddf"
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 6046 (2021-2022) — Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6046** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6046&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **104–43** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **43–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** REPORTED
- **2021-03-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.206
- **2021-05-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-11** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6379
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1352
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16** SIGNED CHAP.249 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e5a711d-81e2-460a-bc19-c6496b3239c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).