Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use

Latest action Mar 24, 2026

Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use.

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Where it stands

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

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.

Committee

Housing · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Housing, Construction And Community Development · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To protect tenants from eviction as a result of their certified use of medical marihuana.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(42) (19) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 15, 2025Result: passed
(34) (18) (0) (10)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 10, 2025Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Brian Kavanagh, John Liu and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why James Sanders Jr. says this is needed

Under current New York state law an individual with a qualified condi- tion can seek and be approved under our medical marihuana law. Safe- guards are in place to ensure that this person uses it lawfully for medical purposes only. However, Federal law has not caught up with this and places medical users in possible jeopardy. One instance occurred in Niagara Falls when a 78 year old man was evicted for using medical mari- huana as a means of pain management. At the time his eviction was made on the grounds that HUD prohibits and has a strict policy of allowing and evicting individuals who use marihuana. However, upon further review a Region II administrator stated that "State (and) federal law needs to catch up with medicinal marihuana usage (and) require private landlords to, legally permit the same. Period" As a result of this statement the company that evicted him rescinded their decision. This legislation would seek to ensure that tenants lawfully using medical marihuana are protected from eviction proceedings.

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

Mar 24, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Feb 10, 2026
1ST Report CAL.326
1ST REPORT CAL.326
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Mar 12, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 10, 2025
1ST Report CAL.498
1ST REPORT CAL.498
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate

About this record

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