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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format"
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description: "Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format."
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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: "S 737"
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citation: "New York S 737 (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: ["BIAGGI"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-01-06"
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last_action: "2021-10-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S737"
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source_hash: "9b4694a72458c4fb709764fe151832930ced4339b8fe975f6132dea00567abb5"
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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 S 737 (2021-2022) — Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format
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Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.
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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. **S737** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S737&term=2021&Text=Y)
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2. **S737A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S737A)
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## Votes
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- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **108–41** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote - Version: A — **54–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- BIAGGI — primary (person)
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- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 737A `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-06-08** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1618
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- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2260A
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- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.102
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- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.461 `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/19887f84-de01-468f-beb1-c5206ea884eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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