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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1640: Requires landlords to replace a lock on a tenant's door when requested by a victim of domestic violence

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1640 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires landlords to replace a lock on a tenant's door when requested by a victim of domestic violence. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires landlords to replace a lock on a tenant's dwelling door within 24 hours of a request by a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence; provides civil penalties for violations in relation thereto.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  2. PRINT NUMBER 1640A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
  4. REFERRED TO HOUSING
  5. REFERRED TO HOUSING

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source