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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7940: Relates to procedures for the foreclosure of tax lien proceedings

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

S 7940 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to procedures for the foreclosure of tax lien proceedings. Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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 municipal tax collectors to hold a hearing after a tax lien sale to distribute funds to the former owner of such property.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamaal BaileyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36

“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 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sources

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