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Senate bill · S1695 (2025-26)

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy

Latest action May 28, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A5463, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

James Skoufis

State Senator, District 42 · Democratic

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Summary

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy in accordance with applicable law.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Real Property Tax Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To authorize municipalities in the County of Orange, at their choosing, to add unpaid building and fire code violation penalties, costs, and fines to such a municipality's annual tax levy.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Real Property Taxation · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Christopher Eachus and Robert Rolison

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  • Democratic1
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

This bill would allow unpaid housing code violation fines that are over- due by more than one year to be added to a municipality in Orange Coun- ty's annual tax levy. It would also have a collection of the fines enforced and collected in the same manner by the same proceedings and at the same time. This would save the municipality's time and money through this collection process. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Senate 2021: S7029, Referred to Local Government 2022: S7029, Passed Senate 2023: S434, Passed Senate 2024: S434A, Amended and Recommitted to Local Government Assembly 2021: A8323, Referred to Real Property Taxation 2022: A8323, Referred to Real Property Taxation 2023: A1130, Referred to Real Property Taxation 2024: No Assembly Same-As

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (49) (11) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (1) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (57) (2) (0) (4)

Full history

  1. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  4. May 21, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 20, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)
  1. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1242

    1ST REPORT CAL.1242

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 13, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Real Property Taxation

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  6. Jun 12, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 12, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1869

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1869

    NY Senate

  9. Jun 12, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  10. Jun 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  11. Feb 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  12. Jan 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate