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Senate Bill S6718B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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2025-S6718 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A86
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§26-416.1 & 26-512.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Rent Cont L
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
2023-2024: S4967, A689

2025-S6718 - 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, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.

2025-S6718 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6718 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6718
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00898-01-5

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2025-S6718A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A86
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§26-416.1 & 26-512.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Rent Cont L
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
2023-2024: S4967, A689

2025-S6718A - 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, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.

2025-S6718A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6718A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6718--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 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  or  rent
   stabilization
 
   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 26-416.1 to read as follows:
   §  26-416.1 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. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 26-512.1 to read as follows:
   §  26-512.1 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  that  section
 26-416.1 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; and provided, further,
 that section 26-512.1 of chapter 4 of title  26  of  the  administrative
 code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this act, shall
 expire  on  the  same  date as such law expires and shall not affect the
 expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2025-S6718B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A86
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§26-416.1 & 26-512.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Rent Cont L
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
2023-2024: S4967, A689

2025-S6718B (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, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.

2025-S6718B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6718B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6718--B
     Cal. No. 628
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- reported favorably from said  committee,  ordered
   to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
   emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
   gency  housing  rent  control  law,  in relation to surcharges for the
   installation or use of certain appliances  in  housing  accommodations
   subject to rent control or rent stabilization
 
   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 26-416.1 to read as follows:
   §  26-416.1 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. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision h  to read as follows:
   H. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR  USE  OF  A
 TENANT-INSTALLED APPLIANCE IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELEC-
 TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
   §  3.  Section  6  of  section  4  of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974,
 constituting the emergency tenant protection act  of  nineteen  seventy-
 four, is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
   H.  THE  IMPOSITION  OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF A
 TENANT-INSTALLED APPLIANCE IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELEC-
 TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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