Senate bill · S10355 (2025-26)
Expands the amount of time a notice of defect must be kept
New York State Senate
Summary
Expands the amount of time a notice of defect must be kept from five years to ten years.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the General Municipal Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Expands the amount of time a notice of defect must be kept.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Local Government · New York State Senate
The sponsor's argument
Why Steve Rhoads says this is needed
It is in the public's best interest for municipalities to maintain and make available records of notes of defect. The availability of electron- ic record keeping greatly eases the burden on municipalities to maintain records for an indefinite period of time. Updating the statue to extend the times for records to be maintained increases transparency while providing no additional burden.
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Full history
- May 15, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate