Bill Commons

NY S 401

in committee

Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 401 pass?

Not yet. NY S 401 is in committee as of 2026-05-04 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

What is NY S 401 about?

Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.

Who sponsors NY S 401?

Zellnor Myrie is the primary sponsor of NY S 401, joined by 21 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-04 — RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Zellnor Myrieprimary
  • Jamaal Baileycosponsor
  • Jabari Brisportcosponsor
  • Samra Broukcosponsor
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Jeremy Cooneycosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Michael Gianariscosponsor
  • Kristen Gonzalezcosponsor
  • Michelle Hincheycosponsor
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Rachel Maycosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor
  • James Sanders Jr.cosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor
  • José M. Serranocosponsor
  • Toby Ann Staviskycosponsor
  • Lea Webbcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-28

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-04

    RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    2025-05-28 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Jack M. Martins: excused

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3157not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 221not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S401?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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

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