---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires proof of service to include the server's perception of certain characteristics of the person to whom personal service of a summons was delivered"
description: "Enacts the stop civil discrimination act requiring proof of service to include the server's perception of certain characteristics of the person to whom personal service of a summons was delivered."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8081"
citation: "New York A 8081 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Bores"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-27"
last_action: "2024-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08bc5eef-7d50-4e2f-8c33-48b0e9013932"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8081"
source_hash: "b019cce57d44da920b7a3f8008f42490ea5ce32204d95a535c732bf2be7d0778"
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 A 8081 (2023-2024) — Requires proof of service to include the server's perception of certain characteristics of the person to whom personal service of a summons was delivered

Enacts the stop civil discrimination act requiring proof of service to include the server's perception of certain characteristics of the person to whom personal service of a summons was delivered.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8081** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8081)
2. **A8081A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8081A)
3. **A8081B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8081B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **60–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alex Bores — primary (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-27** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-08** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-08** PRINT NUMBER 8081A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** REPORTED
- **2024-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.430
- **2024-05-21** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8081B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7801A
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.946
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.473 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08bc5eef-7d50-4e2f-8c33-48b0e9013932`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).