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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 836: Enacts the "migrant home rule transfer and transparency act"

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 836 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "migrant home rule transfer and transparency act". Primary sponsor: Jim Tedisco (Republican/Conservative). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits a municipality from relocating migrants from such municipality to another municipality in New York unless and until a resolution authorizing the relocation has been adopted by the governing bodies of both the municipality to which the migrants are to be relocated and the county in which the receiving municipality is located; mandates written notice prior to location; provides for a fine for violations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican/Conservative 7 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim TediscoPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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