Senate bill · S155 (2025-26)
Requires nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders register when temporarily residing within the state
New York State Senate
Same as A3179, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Requires nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders register when temporarily residing within the state; requires short-term rental hosts and short-term rental hosting platforms inform nearby property owners when nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders are staying in the unit.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Correction Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To safeguard families by providing a process requiring designated sex offenders to make notification of their intentions to stay at short term rental property.
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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
Correction · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate.
Cosponsors
Joe DeStefano, John Lemondes and 3 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Republican4
- Democratic1
This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Anthony H. Palumbo says this is needed
Currently, there are no safeguards in effect to notify residents living in properties adjacent to or in proximity to short-term rental units that resident or non-resident level two or level three sex offenders are occupying the unit regardless of the length of stay. The notification required by this legislation would provide the opportunity for homeown- ers in the community the opportunity to take additional measures to safeguard their families prior to arrival of the sex offender. The provision requiring resident and nonresident sex offenders to report a temporary stay to Division of Criminal Justice Services provides the local law enforcement jurisdiction to be vigilant of activities in the community where the short-term rental unit is located.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- May 19, 2026
Held for Consideration in Correction
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CORRECTION
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
- Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
- Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate