Senate housing committee reports bill clarifying marshal eviction-notice service

The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development on Jan. 1, 2025, reported S 30 43 a, a bill sponsored in the transcript as Senator Hoylman Siegel, that would amend the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to clarify compliance by New York City marshals with filing and service requirements for eviction notices.

The bill, described to the committee as a technical clarification to a process established by prior legislation, was put forward for a motion to report to the floor and advanced by voice vote. Committee Chair Brian Kavanaugh announced the motion, and the committee proceeded without extended debate.

Committee members registered procedural positions during the vote. The transcript records an "AWR" (aye with reservations) from Senator Hillman and a "Nay" recorded for a senator identified in the transcript as Center Volzak; the committee chair then announced that the bill was reported. No further amendments or substantive policy debate on the bill were recorded in the committee transcript excerpt.

The measure as discussed does not change the underlying eviction standard; according to the committee exchange, it clarifies filing and service procedures for marshals in New York City previously established by last year’s legislation. The committee did not specify in the excerpt any implementation timetable or additional funding related to the change.

Votes at the committee meeting produced the formal result that the bill was reported to the floor for further consideration by the full Senate.