---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the collection of an incarceration fee"
description: "Relates to the collection of an incarceration fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8215"
citation: "New York A 8215 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MEEKS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-08-25"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7e0d50e-7f9b-420e-b768-6f25fbc7a4fd"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8215"
source_hash: "1bb1e0916e0ea37ddfa586c727dad11e836a4d179314c6b6ecb9809b2834bc9d"
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 8215 (2021-2022) — Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the collection of an incarceration fee

Relates to the collection of an incarceration fee.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8215&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **95–50** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **41–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MEEKS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-08-25** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED
- **2022-05-10** RULES REPORT CAL.133
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.133
- **2022-05-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-16** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-16** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5981
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.494
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.753 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7e0d50e-7f9b-420e-b768-6f25fbc7a4fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).