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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7491: Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations, and grants trial preference to such actions

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 7491 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations, and grants trial preference to such actions. Primary sponsor: Jabari Brisport (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 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.

Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and states who may bring such actions; grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jabari BrisportPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Siela BynoeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1624
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 7491B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  8. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  9. COMMITTED TO RULES
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7491A
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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