---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims"
description: "Requires written applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims over $1,000; requires a description of the services claimed and the calculation used to determine the fees; amends effective date to take effect January 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8708"
citation: "New York A 8708 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BRONSON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74e2d073-2472-4b85-ae11-5a85bcae8b68"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8708"
source_hash: "017fc76c2e6184c87412986c368e2e50c70384e9755b0f5fba16e9376e49164e"
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 8708 (2021-2022) — Relates to applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims

Requires written applications for attorney's fees in workers' compensation claims over $1,000; requires a description of the services claimed and the calculation used to determine the fees; amends effective date to take effect January 1, 2023.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8708** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8708&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **44–18** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **106–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BRONSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
- **2022-01-19** RULES REPORT CAL.11
- **2022-01-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.11
- **2022-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-25** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7762
- **2022-01-26** 3RD READING CAL.136
- **2022-01-26** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-26** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.27 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74e2d073-2472-4b85-ae11-5a85bcae8b68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).