---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates the congressional districts; repealer"
description: "Repeals and enacts new provisions creating congressional districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8653"
citation: "New York S 8653 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Gianaris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-26"
last_action: "2024-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d78c340-a601-4711-9b1c-04a5c57746f9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8653"
source_hash: "5610d82d1b62d20f6a4763554195026ae7a6232869e032ff854c2df1573ec323"
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 8653 (2023-2024) — Creates the congressional districts; repealer

Repeals and enacts new provisions creating congressional districts.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8653** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8653&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S8653A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S8653A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **45–17** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **118–30** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **14–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Gianaris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-26** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** PRINT NUMBER 8653A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.565
- **2024-02-28** MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE
- **2024-02-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-02-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-02-28** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9310A
- **2024-02-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.16
- **2024-02-28** MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE
- **2024-02-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-02-28** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-02-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-28** SIGNED CHAP.92 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d78c340-a601-4711-9b1c-04a5c57746f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).