NY S 6739

passed one chamber

Relates to obtaining jurisdiction over certain defendants in matters relating to a tenancy or lease

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Standardizes the language across the relevant court acts to allow tenants statewide to sue in the county where the real property at issue is located in matters relating to a tenancy or lease; requires the Office of Court Administration to develop necessary forms, procedures and deliver a report.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-05-12 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-03-21
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2025-04-07
1ST REPORT CAL.640
2025-04-08
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-04-09
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-12
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-05-12
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-12
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee

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Votes

Judiciary Vote
2025-04-07 · pass · 18-1
Member-level votes (19)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
Floor Vote
2025-05-12 · pass · 43-14
Member-level votes (62)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- Jake Ashby: no
- George Borrello: no
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Jack M. Martins: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Anthony H. Palumbo: no
- Dan Stec: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- William Weber: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Michael Gianaris: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
- Robert Ortt: excused
- Jessica Ramos: excused

Related bills

Prior session: S 6676not in this corpus
Companion bill: A 6250

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6739?summary=&detail=

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