---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the office of information technology services to advise all state agencies in the implementation of language translation technology"
description: "Requires the office of information technology services to advise all state agencies in the implementation of language translation technology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4716"
citation: "New York S 4716 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5692231c-a44b-40b1-aa66-cee7b7949f2d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4716"
source_hash: "66149a10280336d0b38ee4d9b5a08bd616a1b919d781fe8a76808d8196384fac"
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 4716 (2021-2022) — Requires the office of information technology services to advise all state agencies in the implementation of language translation technology

Requires the office of information technology services to advise all state agencies in the implementation of language translation technology.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4716** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4716&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4716A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4716A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–3** (pass) · lower
- Internet And Technology Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** PRINT NUMBER 4716A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-19** 1ST REPORT CAL.674
- **2021-04-20** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-04-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-03** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6215A
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.577
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.785 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.140

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5692231c-a44b-40b1-aa66-cee7b7949f2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).