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Michael Gianaris

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Senate bill · S3886 (2025-26)

Protects tenants displaced due to fire

Latest action Mar 18, 2026

Summary

Provides that any tenant who is evicted or otherwise removed from a dwelling unit as a result of a vacate order issued by any governmental agency or department due to fire shall be entitled to a suitable accommodation; defines suitable accommodation; makes related provisions.

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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

New York State Senate

Same as A5427, the matching bill in the Assembly.

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 displaced due to fire by requiring negligent building owners to cover the costs of a temporary apartment while repairs are being made.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development

    Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 18, 2026Result: passed

    (10) (1) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed

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

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesMay 29, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

David McDonough, Deborah Glick and 5 more on Agora

  • Democratic6
  • Republican1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Michael Gianaris says this is needed

In December 2023, an apartment building in Sunnyside, Queens, caught fire due to a contractor's unauthorized use of a blow torch. This resulted in over 450 tenants across 108 apartment units being displaced from their homes, many of which were rent-stabilized. This has left these tenants, the majority of which are working-class people of color, struggling to find adequate housing within their price range. Worse, one year after the fire took place, the building owner, A&E Real Estate, has yet to move forward with any substantial reconstruction of the building, to the great frustration of many tenants who are desperate to move back into their homes. To ensure that tenants displaced by a fire are adequately protected, this bill would require negligent building owners to step up and cover the costs of a temporary apartment while the build- ing is under reconstruction. The bill would also enshrine the right of a displaced tenant to move back into their old apartment once repairs are complete. This will ensure that negligent owners are held accountable for devastating fires and incentivize them to restore the homes of displaced tenants in a timely manner.

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

  1. Mar 18, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)
  1. Jun 12, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly

  3. May 29, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. May 29, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1484

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1484

    NY Senate

  5. Feb 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 30, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    NY Senate

About this record

Summary

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