---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; repealer"
description: "Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7157"
citation: "New York S 7157 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PARKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-06-03"
last_action: "2022-10-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbac38f3-dad6-4451-a5b3-04086ee1d9cb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7157"
source_hash: "a65cb4ea338954e2b473176a3b9cc3ffa2e129fc4630bbfee490b4d3ffe75126"
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 7157 (2021-2022) — Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; repealer

Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7157** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7157&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S7157A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7157A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–3** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Energy And Telecommunications Vote — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PARKER — primary (person)
- CLEARE — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1599
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** 1ST REPORT CAL.376
- **2022-02-01** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-02-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-02-28** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 7157A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-26** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-04-26** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-04-26** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6207B
- **2022-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.604
- **2022-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-10-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-18** SIGNED CHAP.578 `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-18** APPROVAL MEMO.22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbac38f3-dad6-4451-a5b3-04086ee1d9cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).