Relates to increasing the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state

Latest action Feb 4, 2026

Increases the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state by establishing a state code enforcement office headed by an ombudsperson.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A6009, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

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

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To increase the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of the state.

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 DevelopmentFeb 3, 2026Result: passed
(8) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 3, 2025Result: passed
(8) (3) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Amanda Septimo, Brian Kavanagh and 5 more on Agora

Democratic7

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

On August 5, 2019, the Committees on Investigation and Government Oper- ations and Housing, Construction, and Community Development released a report on code enforcement in New York State. The investigation concluded that the lack of prioritization of code enforcement in munici- palities across the state is significantly contributing to the culture of poor compliance that ultimately endangers the lives of residents and first responders. The report recommended establishing measures to increase the required number of code enforcement personnel serving local communities, to allow the secretary of state to implement an oversight official within a local code enforcement program to ensure compliance, and to increase opportunities for the secretary of the state to deter- mine whether a locality should continue to conduct its own code enforce- ment. The provisions of the bill effectuate these recommendations. LEGISLATIVE. HISTORY: 2021-22: Passed Senate 2023-24: Reported and Committed to Finance

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

Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly

Show full history (1 earlier event)

Feb 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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