---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the \"diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act\""
description: "Establishes the \"diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 8033"
citation: "New York S 8033 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89cccca4-e263-4c48-8d51-c0341c52cecf"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8033"
source_hash: "a5339dc3bf024c0c3f5bc570b45a1fb0e9ed839d9e03ca804e3f5cbcd5a6cfe4"
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 8033 (2021-2022) — Establishes the "diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act"

Establishes the "diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act".

## Version chain

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

1. **S8033** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8033&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S8033A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S8033A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Budget And Revenue Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BAILEY — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- HARCKHAM — cosponsor (person)
- HELMING — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
- REICHLIN-MELNICK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12** PRINT NUMBER 8033A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-31** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1657
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-01** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8528A
- **2022-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.700
- **2022-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-19** SIGNED CHAP.386 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89cccca4-e263-4c48-8d51-c0341c52cecf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).