---
type: "Bill"
title: "Places restrictions on the sale of electric space heaters"
description: "Requires electric space heaters to have thermostats, automatic shut-offs and be certified by a testing and certification body recognized and approved by the United States department of labor, occupational safety and health administration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7863"
citation: "New York S 7863 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CLEARE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-13"
last_action: "2022-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b81aec65-01b9-4499-8078-ec0852479705"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7863"
source_hash: "79fb1a6b966879dd45c7986eed2c5360076dfb1be577f462c10107d4538444a1"
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 7863 (2021-2022) — Places restrictions on the sale of electric space heaters

Requires electric space heaters to have thermostats, automatic shut-offs and be certified by a testing and certification body recognized and approved by the United States department of labor, occupational safety and health administration.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7863** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7863&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S7863A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7863A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Consumer Protection Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CLEARE — primary (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-13** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** 1ST REPORT CAL.1024
- **2022-05-04** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-05-05** AMENDED (T) 7863A
- **2022-05-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-09** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9181B
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.559
- **2022-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-08** SIGNED CHAP.664 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b81aec65-01b9-4499-8078-ec0852479705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).