---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides clarification for the creation of valid statutory short form and other powers of attorney"
description: "Provides clarification for the creation of valid statutory short form and other powers of attorney by clarifying when a principal and agent sign a power of attorney and its effectiveness."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 9209"
citation: "New York S 9209 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-05-12"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35d6767c-b24b-41aa-b7d0-6418572f7e0c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S9209"
source_hash: "fc5caf77b1a1b7d5ae7d96a3751abe14a7f856d5dac1644c72a0b27445472e76"
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 9209 (2021-2022) — Provides clarification for the creation of valid statutory short form and other powers of attorney

Provides clarification for the creation of valid statutory short form and other powers of attorney by clarifying when a principal and agent sign a power of attorney and its effectiveness.

## Version chain

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

1. **S9209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S9209&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **20–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-12** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1819
- **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 A10234
- **2022-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.639
- **2022-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.784 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35d6767c-b24b-41aa-b7d0-6418572f7e0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).