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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3492: Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act

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 3492 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act. Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

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/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel MayPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.378
  5. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  6. RETURNED TO SENATE
  7. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  8. REFERRED TO HOUSING
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3492A
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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