---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to including electronic messaging texts as a form of telemarketing communication"
description: "Includes electronic messaging texts as a form of telemarketing communication for purposes of the no-call registry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6040"
citation: "New York A 6040 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BURGOS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99ddbf9b-334d-46b1-a923-46867d2a8300"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6040"
source_hash: "9c119efde3a19aee369aeb5f1a8431784c24c40869a0b40febb9d77c763560d6"
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 6040 (2021-2022) — Relates to including electronic messaging texts as a form of telemarketing communication

Includes electronic messaging texts as a form of telemarketing communication for purposes of the no-call registry.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6040** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6040&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BURGOS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** REPORTED
- **2021-03-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.187
- **2021-03-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-23** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3941
- **2021-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.1442
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-13** SIGNED CHAP.239 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99ddbf9b-334d-46b1-a923-46867d2a8300`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).