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type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions of law authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency"
description: "Extends provisions of law authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8591"
citation: "New York A 8591 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["THIELE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-01-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adb8d6ad-4438-48a2-8b47-8506bc453e16"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8591"
source_hash: "deb41cb24a9205903c6d4f8da05c2ccb978a276f532efa958b7a3fd80161d86c"
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 8591 (2021-2022) — Extends provisions of law authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency
Extends provisions of law authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A8591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8591&term=2021&Text=Y)
## Votes
- Floor Vote — **47–16** (pass) · upper
- MOTION:RA; To amend — **43–101** (fail) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **101–43** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- THIELE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-06** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-10** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-10** REPORTED
- **2022-01-10** RULES REPORT CAL.5
- **2022-01-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.5
- **2022-01-11** MOTION TO AMEND LOST
- **2022-01-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7623A
- **2022-01-11** 3RD READING CAL.12
- **2022-01-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-01-14** SIGNED CHAP.1 `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-14** APPROVAL MEMO.1
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adb8d6ad-4438-48a2-8b47-8506bc453e16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).