Senate Bill S8256

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S8256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2693
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-120, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S8256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the issuance of violations or tickets during certain weekend hours to residential occupants for violations of the sanitation department regulations regarding placing trash or garbage out for collection earlier than allowed under the city routing system designated hours.

2025-S8256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8256
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SUTTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting the issuance of tickets to residential occu-
   pants for certain violations of the sanitation code

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision c of section 16-120 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 4  to  read
 as follows:
   4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY RULE OF
 THE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO COLLECTION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  NOT  ISSUE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, APPEARANCE TICKET OR SUMMONS TO
 ANY OWNER, LESSEE, TENANT OR  OCCUPANT  OF  A  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING  OR
 DWELLING,  NOR  TO  A  PERSON WHO MANAGES OR CONTROLS SUCH A BUILDING OR
 DWELLING, FOR A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (2)  OF  SUBDIVISION  E  OF  THIS
 SECTION OCCURRING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND 6:00 P.M.
 ON  SATURDAY  AS  A  RESULT OF PLACING REFUSE, SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLE
 MATERIAL OUT FOR COLLECTION EARLIER THAN ALLOWED UNDER THE RULES OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  RELATING  TO  COLLECTION  BY  THE DEPARTMENT OR BY A PRIVATE
 CHARTER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO  CHAP-
 TER 1 OF TITLE 16-A OF THE CODE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02924-03-5

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