---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to a settlement of certain land claims between the state and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, and the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs"
description: "Authorizes the governor to execute a settlement relating to certain land claims between the state and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, and the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 7566"
citation: "New York S 7566 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy M. Kennedy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-06"
last_action: "2023-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58cede1b-9a56-4759-acdb-dd5b82e54963"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7566"
source_hash: "fbb3dc344c095161cc24b27e73f18a316f02a63bddcd5ee6f136a69077f433a8"
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 S 7566 (2023-2024) — Relates to a settlement of certain land claims between the state and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, and the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs

Authorizes the governor to execute a settlement relating to certain land claims between the state and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, and the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7566&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S7566A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S7566A)
3. **S7566B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S7566B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Timothy M. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Dan Stec — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** PRINT NUMBER 7566A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-09** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09** PRINT NUMBER 7566B `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1858
- **2023-06-09** MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE
- **2023-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-10** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7759A
- **2023-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.859
- **2023-06-10** MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE
- **2023-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.680 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58cede1b-9a56-4759-acdb-dd5b82e54963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).