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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5177: Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property

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 5177 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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.

Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property; relates to forgery and offering a false document concerning residential real property.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leroy ComriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.468
  7. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  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