S 8642 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the planning approval predictability act

Summary
Requires the planning board or other administrative body of a town, village or city authorized to designate, review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove site plans to develop a standardized form containing all requirements for such site plan review applications; makes related provisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Mar 27, 2026
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S8642A S8642B · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill revision reorganizes the site plan review process requirements, moving a building permit condition clause from section (b) to a new section (b) and renumbering subsequent sections. It also adds language clarifying that project scope changes must be determined by the planning board and requires notification of applicants within ten days of form updates.
REQUIREMENT

Reorganized section numbering, moving the building permit condition clause from section (b) to become the new section (b), with former section (c) becoming (c) and subsequent sections renumbered accordingly.

Added language to clarify that determinations about whether a project scope or scale materially changes must be made by the planning board or administrative body.

Added provision allowing applicants to submit amendments to maintain compliance with updated application forms.

TIMELINE

Added requirement that planning boards must notify applicants within ten days of any updates to the site plan application form.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8642B
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8642A
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
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