---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the workers' compensation board to provide translations of certain documents and forms"
description: "Requires the workers' compensation board to provide translations of certain documents and forms used by injured employees to apply for workers' compensation benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7843"
citation: "New York S 7843 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RAMOS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eff7505-1860-4a1b-b4b6-74fded20c3b0"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7843"
source_hash: "d28ab7818ddad23f9c98a52c9233dab2e56c89db551149f08615086814ab9faf"
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 7843 (2021-2022) — Requires the workers' compensation board to provide translations of certain documents and forms

Requires the workers' compensation board to provide translations of certain documents and forms used by injured employees to apply for workers' compensation benefits.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7843** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7843&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **107–37** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **17–4** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **48–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RAMOS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.200
- **2022-01-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-25** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-25** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8791
- **2022-02-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.50
- **2022-02-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-09** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.131 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eff7505-1860-4a1b-b4b6-74fded20c3b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).