---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone"
description: "Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone at social services official's option."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 3223"
citation: "New York S 3223 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PERSAUD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/393434c0-0d5b-4e85-801b-cd40052c9dc9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S3223"
source_hash: "59ff9b56e455cb945f63e5b9d1640b40a42efd8e466677803bc7a2f04e9629f7"
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 S 3223 (2021-2022) — Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone

Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone at social services official's option.

## Version chain

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

1. **S3223** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3223&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S3223A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S3223A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–2** (pass) · lower
- Social Services Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PERSAUD — primary (person)
- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- STAVISKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** PRINT NUMBER 3223A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.403
- **2021-02-24** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-05** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5414
- **2021-03-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.133
- **2021-03-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11** SIGNED CHAP.133 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/393434c0-0d5b-4e85-801b-cd40052c9dc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).