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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6283: Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act

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 6283 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act. Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

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.

Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna KellesPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“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 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  2. PRINT NUMBER 6283A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  4. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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