Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency
Summary
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions
S4659C
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S4659D
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill version adds two new senators to the authors list and includes an additional procedural step where the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Finance. Substantively, the text of the emergency rent control provisions remains unchanged, though a minor typo in a cross-reference was corrected.
TECHNICAL
Added Senators Gounardes and Parker to the list of bill sponsors.
Added a procedural note indicating the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Corrected a cross-reference error in Section 3(c), changing 'section five of this act' to 'section five of section four of this act'.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
8
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4659D
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4659C
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4659B
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4659A
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
April Baskin
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Bottcher
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
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