Bill Commons

NY S 7233

in committee

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7233 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7233 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

What is NY S 7233 about?

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

Who sponsors NY S 7233?

Michael Gianaris is the primary sponsor of NY S 7233, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael Gianarisprimary
  • Liz Kruegercosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-04

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2444not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 570not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4238not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3101not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1835not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1234not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 171not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 9166

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7233?summary=&detail=

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