senate Bill S4967

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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  • In Committee
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    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 28, 2023 referred to housing
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 01, 2023 advanced to third reading
Feb 28, 2023 2nd report cal.
Feb 27, 2023 1st report cal.391
Feb 17, 2023 referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

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Mar 28, 2023 - floor Vote

S4967
41
22
floor
41
Aye
22
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 28, 2023

aye (41)
nay (22)

Feb 27, 2023 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

S4967
8
3
committee
8
Aye
3
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Feb 27, 2023

aye (8)
nay (3)

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S4967 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A689
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416-a, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3260
2013-2014: S1733, A555
2015-2016: S3583, A1795
2017-2018: S799, A1093
2019-2020: S3319, A3170
2021-2022: S2013, A1436

S4967 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service.

S4967 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4967
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  JACKSON, GOUNARDES, LIU, PARKER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Housing, Construction and Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to surcharges for the installation or use of  certain  appli-
   ances in housing accommodations subject to rent control
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 26-416-a to read as follows:
   §  26-416-A SURCHARGES FOR TENANT-INSTALLED APPLIANCES. THE IMPOSITION
 OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE  INSTALLATION  OR  USE  OF  A  TENANT-INSTALLED
 APPLIANCE  IS  PROHIBITED  WHERE  THE  TENANT  PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY
 SERVICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  that  section
 26-416-a of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section one
 of  this  act  shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the
 public emergency requiring the regulation  and  control  of  residential
 rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1
 of the local emergency housing rent control act.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00611-01-3

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