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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 56: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof

Enacted 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 56 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof. Primary sponsor: Harvey Epstein. It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 16, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.431.

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Official summary

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

Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harvey EpsteinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“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. SIGNED CHAP.431
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. REPASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.1420
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S3845B
  7. RECOMMITTED TO JUDICIARY
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. REPASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 56B
  11. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  12. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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