---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to jurisdiction of proceedings under the tenant dignity and safe housing act"
description: "Amends the tenant dignity and safe housing act relating to special proceedings for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property to limit jurisdiction; provides that proceedings may be maintained against any respondent with a legal obligation to maintain the property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 983"
citation: "New York A 983 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William Magnarelli"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb18db55-f5af-4ca4-ba7b-bd37ac1e694a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A983"
source_hash: "530b841b2b964f4e16db8e6c1216179d9312c8ace9e15e7a7ca0512fc863dfae"
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 983 (2023-2024) — Relates to jurisdiction of proceedings under the tenant dignity and safe housing act

Amends the tenant dignity and safe housing act relating to special proceedings for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property to limit jurisdiction; provides that proceedings may be maintained against any respondent with a legal obligation to maintain the property.

## Version chain

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

1. **A983** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A983&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **43–19** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **91–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William Magnarelli — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED
- **2023-01-18** RULES REPORT CAL.35
- **2023-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.35
- **2023-01-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-30** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1332
- **2023-02-08** 3RD READING CAL.100
- **2023-02-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.36 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb18db55-f5af-4ca4-ba7b-bd37ac1e694a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).