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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8718: Provides that a homeowners' association may include in its declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a no-impact home-based business

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 8718 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides that a homeowners' association may include in its declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a no-impact home-based business. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). 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.

Provides that a homeowners' association may include in its declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a no-impact home-based business; provides that any such provision shall be approved by at least ninety percent of the total eligible voters of the homeowner's association; provides that any declaration, bylaws, or recorded covenants and restrictions prohibiting such use shall also include a provision stating that such prohibition may be eliminated by a simple majority vote.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41

“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

Sources

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