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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 654: Increases penalties for owners of rent-regulated property who overcharge tenants

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 654 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increases penalties for owners of rent-regulated property who overcharge tenants. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.22.

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.

Increases penalties for owners of rent-regulated property who overcharge tenants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.22
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.412
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.412
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  7. PRINT NUMBER 654B
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
  9. PRINT NUMBER 654A
  10. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING
  11. REFERRED TO HOUSING

Sources

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