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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 240: Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974

Passed one chamber 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

S 240 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974. Primary sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 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.

Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974; prohibits owners from entering or renewing leases where such owner has reason to know that such tenant will not occupy the housing accommodation as the tenant's primary residence.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz KruegerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.160
  7. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO HOUSING
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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