---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits"
description: "Provides regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 966"
citation: "New York A 966 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SOLAGES"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a502737-6d5c-4f9d-a071-79dd3e372f9c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A966"
source_hash: "628b2ae518b23978d7b9c003b89dcbad48c11e6ad9494a77f01602c726250570"
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 966 (2021-2022) — Relates to regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits

Provides regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits.

## Version chain

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

1. **A966** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A966&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **49–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SOLAGES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED
- **2021-01-12** RULES REPORT CAL.7
- **2021-01-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.7
- **2021-01-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1299
- **2021-02-02** 3RD READING CAL.70
- **2021-02-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-16** SIGNED CHAP.26 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a502737-6d5c-4f9d-a071-79dd3e372f9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).