---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent possible"
description: "Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent practicable; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 8362"
citation: "New York S 8362 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SERRANO"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-19"
last_action: "2020-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f22ab1d-002e-45ad-8bdc-5e4e3e4c7a5c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8362"
source_hash: "50eec10190f96d7b13d886572957d724c72cc12a4e487c746ed712c0480a83d8"
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 8362 (2019-2020) — Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent possible

Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent practicable; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8362** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8362&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S8362A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S8362A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–3** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **132–11** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Vote - Version: A — **14–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SERRANO — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SKOUFIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-19** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-24** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-24** PRINT NUMBER 8362A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-26** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.656
- **2020-05-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-05-27** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-05-27** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10447A
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.42
- **2020-05-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-05-27** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-06-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-17** SIGNED CHAP.115 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f22ab1d-002e-45ad-8bdc-5e4e3e4c7a5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).