New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1217: Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Plain-language summary

S 1217 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor. Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). 5 co-sponsors.