---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to certificate of authority numbers"
description: "Relates to certificate of authority numbers for alcohol vendors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 956"
citation: "New York A 956 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JEAN-PIERRE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0da46a4a-64d9-493a-96ce-82624c4a01f3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A956"
source_hash: "cbfd74459c0141675f9583078ce89c87f1c45d3e72c008948aa8a58d4cb624e9"
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 956 (2021-2022) — Relates to certificate of authority numbers

Relates to certificate of authority numbers for alcohol vendors.

## Version chain

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

1. **A956** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A956&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JEAN-PIERRE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED
- **2021-01-12** RULES REPORT CAL.4
- **2021-01-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.4
- **2021-01-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** SUBSTITUTED FOR S891
- **2021-01-26** 3RD READING CAL.44
- **2021-01-26** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-01-26** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-01-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-01-28** SIGNED CHAP.3 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0da46a4a-64d9-493a-96ce-82624c4a01f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).