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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8131: Provides that municipal broadband service companies are authorized to provide broadband service to tenants in multi-family housing

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 8131 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides that municipal broadband service companies are authorized to provide broadband service to tenants in multi-family housing. Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.121.

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.

Provides that municipal broadband service companies are authorized to provide broadband service to tenants in multi-family housing; provides that landlords shall not interfere with the installation of such service, demand or accept payment for allowing the service on the property, or discriminate in rental charges between tenants who receive broadband service and those that don't.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna KellesPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91

“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 RULES CAL.121
  2. RULES REPORT CAL.121
  3. REPORTED
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 8131
  6. REFERRED TO CODES
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  8. PRINT NUMBER 8131A
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  10. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Sources

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