---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends a provision of law regarding the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions"
description: "Extends a provision of law regarding the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 7212"
citation: "New York A 7212 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Otis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-21"
last_action: "2025-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8fe399e-522b-4926-91f4-52b9a42904cb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7212"
source_hash: "1a7980bb51f6d6795379d7ed030f1ba3fc3a46ed307270f3e3305e9caa43485d"
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 7212 (2025-2026) — Extends a provision of law regarding the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions

Extends a provision of law regarding the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7212** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7212&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Otis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-21** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** REPORTED
- **2025-04-30** RULES REPORT CAL.172
- **2025-04-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.172
- **2025-04-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-04-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-04-30** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8226
- **2025-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1576
- **2025-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-26** SIGNED CHAP.165 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8fe399e-522b-4926-91f4-52b9a42904cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).