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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6261: Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant

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 6261 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant. Primary sponsor: Tony Simone (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HOUSING.

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.

Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony SimonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
George AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. REFERRED TO HOUSING
  2. REFERRED TO HOUSING

Sources

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