---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of property in a land bank for community gardens"
description: "Permits a land bank prioritize the use of property for a community garden."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9403"
citation: "New York A 9403 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angelo Santabarbara"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f015e63d-bb0b-4d4f-b1c3-fc95fbeb4983"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9403"
source_hash: "86e89b266f0dd9e8865b8c9030317e126ba9f767fbe454d42e9f091063eeacf2"
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 9403 (2023-2024) — Relates to the use of property in a land bank for community gardens

Permits a land bank prioritize the use of property for a community garden.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9403&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A9403A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9403A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angelo Santabarbara — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Manktelow — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Tague — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-06** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** PRINT NUMBER 9403A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-29** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** REPORTED
- **2024-06-04** RULES REPORT CAL.407
- **2024-06-04** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.407
- **2024-06-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-04** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9797
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1871
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-27** SIGNED CHAP.355 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f015e63d-bb0b-4d4f-b1c3-fc95fbeb4983`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).