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NY A 5812

in committee

Requires braille labeling in dwellings in public housing projects in the state

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5812 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5812 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

What is NY A 5812 about?

Requires all dwellings in projects located within the state to include braille labeling on all room numbers, elevator buttons, and directional signage in common areas in such dwellings.

Who sponsors NY A 5812?

Erik Dilan is the primary sponsor of NY A 5812, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Requires all dwellings in projects located within the state to include braille labeling on all room numbers, elevator buttons, and directional signage in common areas in such dwellings.

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

  • Erik Dilanprimary
  • William Coltoncosponsor
  • Andrew Hevesicosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Brian Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Charles Lavinecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10062not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6827

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5812?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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