---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia in the practice of dental hygiene"
description: "Relates to infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia in the practice of registered dental hygiene."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 6694"
citation: "New York S 6694 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HARCKHAM"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-05-12"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df305371-c587-477a-81ee-ba7c9faf083a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6694"
source_hash: "e62f466324be8e06cb6ec3c79032b8eaef7147cc40bb83c21339ecec0fd8a284"
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 6694 (2021-2022) — Relates to infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia in the practice of dental hygiene

Relates to infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia in the practice of registered dental hygiene.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6694** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6694&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S6694A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S6694A)
3. **S6694B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S6694B)

## Votes

- Higher Education Vote - Version: B — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HARCKHAM — primary (person)
- GOUNARDES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1568
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** PRINT NUMBER 6694A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-08** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** PRINT NUMBER 6694B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-14** 1ST REPORT CAL.701
- **2022-03-15** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-03-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-03-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-03-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-03-28** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9478A
- **2022-03-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.505
- **2022-03-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-28** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-04-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-09** SIGNED CHAP.198 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df305371-c587-477a-81ee-ba7c9faf083a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).