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NY S 3845

enacted

Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 3845 pass?

Yes. NY S 3845 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-12): SUBSTITUTED BY A56B

What is NY S 3845 about?

Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.

Who sponsors NY S 3845?

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is the primary sponsor of NY S 3845.

Description

Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-12 — SUBSTITUTED BY A56B
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-12

    SUBSTITUTED BY A56B

  2. 2025-06-04

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2025-05-29

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-05-28

    1ST REPORT CAL.1420

  5. 2025-05-19

    PRINT NUMBER 3845B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-05-19

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-25

    PRINT NUMBER 3845A

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-03-25

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary Vote - Version: B

    2025-05-28 · pass · 17-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

Related bills

  • substituted-by: A 56B
  • Prior session: S 2483not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 56

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3845?summary=&detail=

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