---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain provisions of law"
description: "Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain provisions of law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8646"
citation: "New York A 8646 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["THIELE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-11-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f33c2ef-a560-4f53-a78b-9194ff9b48c8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8646"
source_hash: "bd20a7de0005a2a8a62cabed13b73b15b9d112552da2e9f93d44baca698c7c6d"
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 8646 (2021-2022) — Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain provisions of law

Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain provisions of law.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8646** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8646&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- THIELE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.554
- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7858
- **2022-05-10** 3RD READING CAL.821
- **2022-05-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-11-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-23** SIGNED CHAP.651 `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-23** APPROVAL MEMO.33

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f33c2ef-a560-4f53-a78b-9194ff9b48c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).