---
type: "Bill"
title: "Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons"
description: "Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8799"
citation: "New York A 8799 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CRUZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bbc1f2d-6bb7-4e8b-aeb7-0ecd87068606"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8799"
source_hash: "43239e8031c672c145c0b9073dbf3be067a2ae1306c04433975a4674a5e4a04a"
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 8799 (2021-2022) — Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons

Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8799** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8799&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- CRUZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO AGING `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
- **2022-01-19** RULES REPORT CAL.54
- **2022-01-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.54
- **2022-01-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-20** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7779
- **2022-01-25** 3RD READING CAL.150
- **2022-01-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.63 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bbc1f2d-6bb7-4e8b-aeb7-0ecd87068606`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).