---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the definition of \"protected consumer\""
description: "Defines a \"protected consumer\" as an individual who is under the age of eighteen years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 4521"
citation: "New York A 4521 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alicia Hyndman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ede94c4-ae4d-471a-8bcf-c680eabcda05"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4521"
source_hash: "b440aa7c85ce9c9b32262a0591bf3b1ec9d007b1b46daffd12e19c20b8393bc3"
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 4521 (2025-2026) — Relates to the definition of "protected consumer"

Defines a "protected consumer" as an individual who is under the age of eighteen years.

## Version chain

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

1. **A4521** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4521&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alicia Hyndman — primary (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21** REPORTED
- **2025-05-21** RULES REPORT CAL.215
- **2025-05-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.215
- **2025-05-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-21** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6722
- **2025-06-11** 3RD READING CAL.1413
- **2025-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-11-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.514 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ede94c4-ae4d-471a-8bcf-c680eabcda05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).