---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping"
description: "Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 2640"
citation: "New York A 2640 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LAVINE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edea3085-d890-40fc-a2d1-7d62d86f6aae"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A2640"
source_hash: "7de941a0cc59f9a52416809699dd6804c5771aa9a5f3f712b5d4ce3d29785388"
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 2640 (2019-2020) — Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping

Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2640** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2640&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LAVINE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** REPORTED
- **2019-02-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.62
- **2019-02-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-02-28** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4114
- **2019-04-08** 3RD READING CAL.321
- **2019-04-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.262 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edea3085-d890-40fc-a2d1-7d62d86f6aae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).