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Senate bill · S2321 (2025-26)

Relates to authorizing the city of Albany to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy

Latest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A11470, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Patricia Fahy

State Senator, District 46 · Democratic

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Summary

Authorizes the city of Albany to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy.

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

Section 1 adds section 901-a to the real property tax law, authorizing the City of Albany to collect unpaid housing, building and fire code penalties by placing them on the City's annual tax levy. Penalties may be added to the levy only if the requirements of section 901a are satis- fied, including adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction, an outstanding amount equal to at least five percent of the property's assessed tax value, and proper notice by the City, among other require- ments set forth in the section. Section 2 sets the effective date

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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.

The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

Under the Albany Renter's bill of rights, tenants have the right to live in housing that is free from code violations and that meets basic stand- ards of living. Housing stock that is not kept up to code creates neigh- borhood blight, which research has shown contributes to health issues and public safety risks. Currently, the code enforcement process dictates that the City take legal action against landlords who fail to fix code violations within 35 days of a complaint. By authorizing the City to include unpaid code violations in the annual tax levy on the property, this legislation would increase the enforcement capability of the City and would ease the burden on housing courts.

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 SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passed

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

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 19, 2026Result: passed

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

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 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 (5 earlier events)
  1. May 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  2. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1244

    1ST REPORT CAL.1244

    NY Senate

  3. May 5, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Local Government

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate