Votes at a glance: Housing Committee reports 10 bills to floor, finance, or codes
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Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Senate Housing Committee reported multiple bills (including S.361, S.595‑A, S.871, S.1615, S.2289, S.2542, S.3208, S.4099, S.5501, and S.6718‑B) out of committee to the floor, finance, or codes; several votes recorded named negatives or AWRs.
The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met Feb. 25 and moved a package of bills forward to either the full floor, the finance committee, or the codes committee.
Notable committee actions and outcomes included:
- S.361 (Giannares): NYCHA Utility Accountability Act — motion to report to finance carried.
- S.595‑A (Hinchey): Small Rental Housing Development Initiative — motion to report to finance carried; a negative vote was recorded by Senator Walzick.
- S.871 (Bailey): Establish uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors — motion to report to the floor carried.
- S.1615 (Briskport): Prohibit naming dependent children in eviction petitions and seal related records — motion to report to the floor carried; Senators Helming and (transcript: 'Malcic') recorded ‘nay’ votes.
- S.2289 (Bailey): Expand veterans preference — reported to the floor.
- S.2542 (Myrie): Include illegal conversions in definition of harassment — reported to Codes; Senators Helming and Walchick recorded negatives.
- S.3208 (Kavanaugh): Technical repeal of obsolete NYC code provisions — reported to the floor (minority AWR recorded).
- S.4099 (Parker): Inspection of major capital improvements and rent stabilization extension — reported to the floor with recorded nays from at least two members.
- S.5501 (Kavanaugh): Acquisition fund for community land trusts — reported to finance; Senator Walzick recorded a negative vote.
- S.6718‑B (Jackson): Surcharges for tenant-installed appliances — after invited testimony and technical questioning, the committee reported the bill to the floor for further consideration.
Several items drew technical questions (for example, allocation splits on S.9214 and HCR charge definitions), and the chair noted follow-up technical work will be handled during floor or subsequent sessions. Where individual 'nay' or 'AWR' votes were recorded in the transcript those votes are noted above. If a vote lacked individual roll call in the transcript, only the committee-level outcome is reported.
Procedural note: many bills referenced in the meeting had prior committee or floor activity in 2024–2025; the committee moved them forward at this session for continued legislative consideration.