---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to victim compensation for unlawful surveillance crimes"
description: "Relates to victim compensation for unlawful surveillance crimes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7489"
citation: "New York A 7489 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WALLACE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-11"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0637e81-6b40-48b2-8312-6da73499c444"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7489"
source_hash: "8d3f3aee135a1207d3a738b3b0650a8a3cca30bb268d56591fe6300ff887fc69"
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 7489 (2021-2022) — Relates to victim compensation for unlawful surveillance crimes

Relates to victim compensation for unlawful surveillance crimes.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7489** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7489&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **141–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WALLACE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-11** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.251
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.251
- **2021-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-02** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.247
- **2022-02-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-16** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-16** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8975
- **2022-05-17** 3RD READING CAL.1145
- **2022-05-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-17** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.239 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0637e81-6b40-48b2-8312-6da73499c444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).