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type: "Bill"
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title: "Streamlines the assignment of appellate counsel for indigent criminal defendants"
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description: "Streamlines the assignment of appellate counsel for indigent criminal defendants appealing their convictions in order to save time, money and resources to provide enhanced access to justice for vulnerable individuals."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "A 5689"
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citation: "New York A 5689 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["CRUZ"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-23"
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last_action: "2021-11-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1092a43-a514-4c52-b51c-1003c61b68cb"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5689"
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source_hash: "c77c7572c1df562f756c9bd4f4fdd2ae69daa1f30955ab3a4e28456b7fa3971c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 5689 (2021-2022) — Streamlines the assignment of appellate counsel for indigent criminal defendants
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Streamlines the assignment of appellate counsel for indigent criminal defendants appealing their convictions in order to save time, money and resources to provide enhanced access to justice for vulnerable individuals.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A5689** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5689&term=2021&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote — **58–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- CRUZ — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-23** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-19** REPORTED
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- **2021-04-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.227
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- **2021-04-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-04-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2021-04-26** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1279
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- **2021-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.1437
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- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-11-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-11-15** SIGNED CHAP.616 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1092a43-a514-4c52-b51c-1003c61b68cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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