---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust"
description: "Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 661"
citation: "New York S 661 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SANDERS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-10-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03009a9c-cc22-45f9-ae88-4238fa7be6a2"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S661"
source_hash: "79f945add6a6c1f9e83da3ad8ba4d9a4f3c68c6061120d58106cb745767809ac"
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 661 (2021-2022) — Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust

Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust.

## Version chain

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

1. **S661** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S661&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **17–4** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **49–14** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **113–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SANDERS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1687
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-10** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6424
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.666
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-10-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-29** SIGNED CHAP.526 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03009a9c-cc22-45f9-ae88-4238fa7be6a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).