---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to attorney's fees"
description: "Relates to attorney's fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 946"
citation: "New York S 946 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GAUGHRAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1cca659-2e88-4d53-b85e-1b8510b0a547"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S946"
source_hash: "1a4d22a79337f4504143369740c0541120eeec6b47c2ac2f60bce882e7ecd2c8"
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 946 (2021-2022) — Relates to attorney's fees

Relates to attorney's fees.

## Version chain

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

1. **S946** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S946&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S946A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S946A)
3. **S946B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S946B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **109–40** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **45–18** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **15–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GAUGHRAN — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** PRINT NUMBER 946A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-18** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** PRINT NUMBER 946B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-02** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1434
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1034B
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.525
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-31** SIGNED CHAP.824 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-31** APPROVAL MEMO.164

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1cca659-2e88-4d53-b85e-1b8510b0a547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).