---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of article 19-b of the real property actions and proceedings law providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of provisions providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property to a city, town, or village."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 7793"
citation: "New York A 7793 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. McDonald III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7da0785e-ce52-4123-be6c-5e862a947231"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7793"
source_hash: "dcd63d0266b55a7d072e44c5c188e48e13c19a2eea59079d5f9d5c7cda90b885"
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 7793 (2025-2026) — Extends the effectiveness of article 19-b of the real property actions and proceedings law providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property

Extends the effectiveness of provisions providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property to a city, town, or village.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7793** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7793&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John T. McDonald III — primary (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** REPORTED
- **2025-04-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.105
- **2025-04-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-04-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-04-28** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8187
- **2025-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1427
- **2025-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-26** SIGNED CHAP.166 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7da0785e-ce52-4123-be6c-5e862a947231`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).