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type: "Bill"
title: "Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Sullivan"
description: "Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Sullivan, provided that the chief administrator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8578"
citation: "New York A 8578 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-13"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d051fe50-ee05-4bfb-b46f-a179ceccfa72"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8578"
source_hash: "b808006379f7addbcfaa684dcda4ffcb8cb12d4f5faba3355a2736b8c1ab511e"
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 8578 (2021-2022) — Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Sullivan
Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Sullivan, provided that the chief administrator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A8578** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8578&term=2021&Text=Y)
## Votes
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- GUNTHER — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-12-13** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** REPORTED
- **2022-05-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.615
- **2022-05-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-09** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7900
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1549
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.254 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d051fe50-ee05-4bfb-b46f-a179ceccfa72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).