Bill Commons

NY S 256

in committee

Relates to making housing a policy in the state of New York

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 256 pass?

Not yet. NY S 256 is in committee as of 2026-05-05 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 256 about?

Provides that a policy of this state should be to increase housing options and opportunities, including but not limited to affordable, workforce and senior housing.

Who sponsors NY S 256?

Monica Martinez is the primary sponsor of NY S 256, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that a policy of this state should be to increase housing options and opportunities, including but not limited to affordable, workforce and senior housing.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-05 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Monica Martinezprimary
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Lea Webbcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-29

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-27

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2026-04-27

    PRINT NUMBER 256A

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Local Government Vote

    2025-04-29 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • James Skoufis: no
    • Alexis Weik: no

  • Local Government Vote - Version: A

    2026-05-05 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • James Skoufis: no
    • Alexis Weik: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6544not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 9299

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S256?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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