---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs the commission to establish standards and safeguards for certain radio and phone providers to meet eligibility to provide lifeline services"
description: "Directs the commission to establish standards and safeguards for certain radio and phone providers to meet eligibility to provide lifeline services to be applicable to new applicants only."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6436"
citation: "New York A 6436 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-17"
last_action: "2021-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9beb7f7-74ab-4365-9164-646c42a1ca09"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6436"
source_hash: "9b2eedc4e98bc462e1c85855b33e5f155a1d320f1c6e2bb9e938bfb628a20a0c"
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 6436 (2021-2022) — Directs the commission to establish standards and safeguards for certain radio and phone providers to meet eligibility to provide lifeline services

Directs the commission to establish standards and safeguards for certain radio and phone providers to meet eligibility to provide lifeline services to be applicable to new applicants only.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6436** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6436&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-17** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** REPORTED
- **2021-04-29** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.265
- **2021-05-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-05** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5062
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.850
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-08** SIGNED CHAP.592 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9beb7f7-74ab-4365-9164-646c42a1ca09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).