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type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence"
description: "Clarifies the process for the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; changes the effectiveness of the provisions to June 30, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 998"
citation: "New York A 998 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda Rosenthal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4a4644c-ced0-4997-adef-0e241e51370f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A998"
source_hash: "d1ef27fbb9e0419b2101580c297e6c88d8ee69de9d9574b9670cd37f02da3aac"
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 998 (2023-2024) — Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence
Clarifies the process for the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; changes the effectiveness of the provisions to June 30, 2023.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A998** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A998&term=2023&Text=Y)
## Votes
- Assembly Vote — **142–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-12** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED
- **2023-01-17** RULES REPORT CAL.17
- **2023-01-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.17
- **2023-01-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1344
- **2023-02-01** 3RD READING CAL.112
- **2023-02-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.42 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4a4644c-ced0-4997-adef-0e241e51370f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).