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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8490: Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party

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 8490 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on August 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party. Primary sponsor: Tom O'Mara (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 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.

Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom O'MaraPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58

“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. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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