---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to juvenile delinquency proceedings for certain acts committed by a sixteen or seventeen year old; amends the definition of juvenile delinquent"
description: "Relates to juvenile delinquency proceedings for certain acts committed by a sixteen or seventeen year old; amends the definition of juvenile delinquent; makes technical changes relating to such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8739"
citation: "New York A 8739 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HEVESI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3168434c-1710-40fc-935e-e442ca74362b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8739"
source_hash: "3b52cbd0322e758d82c4285cc182f1521a9a3ce0c50970c294454ca22d1daaf6"
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 8739 (2021-2022) — Relates to juvenile delinquency proceedings for certain acts committed by a sixteen or seventeen year old; amends the definition of juvenile delinquent

Relates to juvenile delinquency proceedings for certain acts committed by a sixteen or seventeen year old; amends the definition of juvenile delinquent; makes technical changes relating to such provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8739** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8739&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **42–21** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **100–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HEVESI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
- **2022-01-19** RULES REPORT CAL.25
- **2022-01-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.25
- **2022-02-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7789
- **2022-02-02** 3RD READING CAL.158
- **2022-02-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-02-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.38 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3168434c-1710-40fc-935e-e442ca74362b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).