---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the use of electronic signatures on funeral and cemetery services documents"
description: "Authorizes the use of electronic signatures on funeral and cemetery services documents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 6521"
citation: "New York S 6521 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAVINO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-04"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44dd068d-9c22-4a50-959f-6731fc49f679"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6521"
source_hash: "333143157faa35259833f649366dc68f4aa3582574947dd19ff990519445bdcb"
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 6521 (2021-2022) — Authorizes the use of electronic signatures on funeral and cemetery services documents

Authorizes the use of electronic signatures on funeral and cemetery services documents.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6521** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6521&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Internet And Technology Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAVINO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-04** REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** 1ST REPORT CAL.1158
- **2021-05-20** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-05-24** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7301
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.233
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01** SIGNED CHAP.222 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44dd068d-9c22-4a50-959f-6731fc49f679`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).