---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format"
description: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 737"
citation: "New York S 737 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BIAGGI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S737"
source_hash: "9b4694a72458c4fb709764fe151832930ced4339b8fe975f6132dea00567abb5"
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 737 (2021-2022) — Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format

Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.

## Version chain

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

1. **S737** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S737&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S737A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S737A)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **108–41** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **54–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BIAGGI — primary (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 737A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-08** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1618
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2260A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.102
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.461 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).