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legislation/us/states/ny/2023-2024/a-4853.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites"
+description: "Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "A 4853"
+citation: "New York A 4853 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Philip Ramos"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-02-23"
+last_action: "2024-07-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f9fbbbc-17b1-4f80-9d02-48095d4e990b"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4853"
+source_hash: "fb7c80336a714b08c829364662c459a6e8ef5cb233bf543115a8c25306ae58d8"
+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 4853 (2023-2024) — Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites
+
+Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A4853** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4853)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote — **58–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Philip Ramos — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-23** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-16** REPORTED
+- **2024-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.423
+- **2024-05-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2024-05-06** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2024-05-06** REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5423
+- **2024-05-20** 3RD READING CAL.1132
+- **2024-05-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2024-05-20** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2024-07-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.60 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f9fbbbc-17b1-4f80-9d02-48095d4e990b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+