---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones"
description: "Enacts \"Detective Brian Simonsen's Law\"; requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8994"
citation: "New York A 8994 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-11-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13a8022a-8628-4eda-b742-1158319d9350"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8994"
source_hash: "9c03d5834da9c335b47d35476007145571b524b17e02166bb5837c74e5c68af8"
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 8994 (2023-2024) — Requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones

Enacts "Detective Brian Simonsen's Law"; requires wireless communication method service providers disable services to stolen wireless phones.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8994** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8994&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A8994A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8994A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **136–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- Anil Beephan Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Woerner — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime R. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Joe DeStefano — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Slater — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Tannousis — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-10** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-10** PRINT NUMBER 8994A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED
- **2024-05-22** RULES REPORT CAL.112
- **2024-05-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.112
- **2024-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-23** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7739B
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.787
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-26** SIGNED CHAP.543 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13a8022a-8628-4eda-b742-1158319d9350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).