---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in New York City to the urban development corporation"
description: "Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in New York City to the urban development corporation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 6865"
citation: "New York A 6865 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DICKENS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-22"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2388aab5-d1dc-472b-9dc3-898ab4866b27"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6865"
source_hash: "602104c74c3259898a59c6982b0f9f51fbab3cfdedd05e709a618e8d88af76a6"
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 6865 (2019-2020) — Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in New York City to the urban development corporation

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in New York City to the urban development corporation.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6865** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6865&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6865A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6865A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DICKENS — primary (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- TITUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-22** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02** PRINT NUMBER 6865A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** REPORTED
- **2019-05-07** RULES REPORT CAL.61
- **2019-05-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.61
- **2019-05-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-07** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4688A
- **2019-05-08** 3RD READING CAL.413
- **2019-05-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-15** SIGNED CHAP.99 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2388aab5-d1dc-472b-9dc3-898ab4866b27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).