---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes certain lands used in single operation for the production of tree nuts in the definition of agricultural land"
description: "Includes certain lands used in single operation for the production of tree nuts in the definition of agricultural land; includes tree nuts in the definition of fruits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 5928"
citation: "New York A 5928 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Albert A. Stirpe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-24"
last_action: "2023-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e85ea3d6-e4a0-4b22-80d3-e1869681efa9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A5928"
source_hash: "74aa060046ce46e8c22a016dde80ed05e19c28cf0aaf33e6f9dec6fde0e2c13e"
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 5928 (2023-2024) — Includes certain lands used in single operation for the production of tree nuts in the definition of agricultural land

Includes certain lands used in single operation for the production of tree nuts in the definition of agricultural land; includes tree nuts in the definition of fruits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5928** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5928&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albert A. Stirpe — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lupardo — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Gallahan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-24** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** REPORTED
- **2023-05-17** RULES REPORT CAL.166
- **2023-05-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.166
- **2023-05-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-17** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6185
- **2023-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1354
- **2023-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-09-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-15** SIGNED CHAP.395 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e85ea3d6-e4a0-4b22-80d3-e1869681efa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).