Bill Commons

NY S 126

in committee

Relates to legal representation in certain mortgage foreclosure actions

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 126 pass?

Not yet. NY S 126 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

What is NY S 126 about?

Provides for free legal representation in certain mortgage foreclosure actions where the homeowner is financially unable to obtain counsel; requires notice of such availability.

Who sponsors NY S 126?

Leroy Comrie is the primary sponsor of NY S 126, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Provides for free legal representation in certain mortgage foreclosure actions where the homeowner is financially unable to obtain counsel; requires notice of such availability.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Leroy Comrieprimary
  • Jabari Brisportcosponsor
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Michael Gianariscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 1608not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5370not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3668not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1709not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2490not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4193not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1310not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 464not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 8605not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7188

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S126?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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