---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes November twenty-sixth of each year as a day of commemoration known as Sojourner Truth Day"
description: "Establishes November twenty-sixth of each year as a day of commemoration known as \"Sojourner Truth Day\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6583"
citation: "New York A 6583 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarahana Shrestha"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-19"
last_action: "2024-11-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea2675a8-41ce-4e3c-bda9-7fd04b8df011"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6583"
source_hash: "26b55c7af6468b7e48faff9c9702e5f59992c6077f74d2f2ad4ac2c81cd6fa85"
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 6583 (2023-2024) — Establishes November twenty-sixth of each year as a day of commemoration known as Sojourner Truth Day

Establishes November twenty-sixth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Sojourner Truth Day".

## Version chain

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

1. **A6583** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6583&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A6583A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A6583A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sarahana Shrestha — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Hyndman — cosponsor (person)
- Amanda Septimo — cosponsor (person)
- Anil Beephan Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Lavine — cosponsor (person)
- Clyde Vanel — cosponsor (person)
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel O'Donnell — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Demond Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Gallagher — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- George Alvarez — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Inez E. Dickens — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrion Aubry — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Jenifer Rajkumar — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Rivera — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Khaleel Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Latoya Joyner — cosponsor (person)
- Latrice Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Marcela Mitaynes — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Monica P. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
- Phara Souffrant Forrest — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Stefani Zinerman — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Darling — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Simone — cosponsor (person)
- Zohran Mamdani — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** PRINT NUMBER 6583A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** REPORTED
- **2024-03-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.371
- **2024-03-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-25** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1480A
- **2024-03-25** 3RD READING CAL.262
- **2024-03-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-03-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-26** SIGNED CHAP.542 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea2675a8-41ce-4e3c-bda9-7fd04b8df011`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).