---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the theft of real property and protecting victims of real property theft"
description: "Relates to the theft of real property; provides certain protections for victims of real property theft; authorizes a stay of foreclosure proceedings pending an investigation into theft or fraud."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 6577"
citation: "New York S 6577 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Kavanagh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2023-11-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eca05416-ccc0-4e61-9b51-fc39a0ebca99"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S6577"
source_hash: "b1a58aafc983d4a50f0d88c112ea51f1bcbcfc405808fc1f7b1f01b5a8e69294"
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 6577 (2023-2024) — Relates to the theft of real property and protecting victims of real property theft

Relates to the theft of real property; provides certain protections for victims of real property theft; authorizes a stay of foreclosure proceedings pending an investigation into theft or fraud.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6577** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6577&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **97–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Kavanagh — primary (person)
- Jabari Brisport — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Zellnor Myrie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1690
- **2023-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-07** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6656
- **2023-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.387
- **2023-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-14** SIGNED CHAP.630 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eca05416-ccc0-4e61-9b51-fc39a0ebca99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).