A 4877 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency

Summary

Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action May 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

A4877C → A4877D · 3 edits

MINOR

This version adds several new sponsors to the bill and updates the legislative history to reflect its movement through additional committees. It also includes a technical correction to a cross-reference within the text and changes a procedural requirement for declaring a housing emergency from holding public hearings to holding 'no less than one' public hearing.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are primarily procedural and technical.

TECHNICAL

Added multiple new sponsors to the list of Assembly members introducing the bill.

Corrected a cross-reference in the text to ensure it points to the correct section of the act.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified the requirement for local legislative bodies to hold 'no less than one' public hearing before declaring a housing emergency.

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Committee

Amendments

May 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 4877D

lower

May 20, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 20, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4877C

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4877B

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4877A

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

1 primary · 57 co-sponsors