Senate bill · S5168 (2025-26)

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

New York State Senate

Latest action May 28, 2026

Sponsor: Robert Rolison (State Senator, District 39, Republican)

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Summary

Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy in accordance with applicable law.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Real Property Tax Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To authorize the City of Newburgh, at their choosing, to add unpaid building and fire code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy.

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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

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

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

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The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Rolison says this is needed

One of the keys to a high quality of life in any municipality is have buildings that are kept up to code. This is especially true in the City of Newburgh where approximately two-thirds of the residents live in rental housing. The City of Newburgh faces difficulties collecting unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines. These unpaid violations are often the result of absentee property owners and landlords who allow proper- ties to deteriorate and decay. These deteriorated properties lower a neighborhood's quality of life and surrounding property values. These property owners will have an added incentive to pay their building code violation penalties and fines since the municipality would now be able to enforce the unpaid penalties and fines by levying them as they would property taxes subjecting the property to auction and loss of ownership if the penalties and fines are not paid.

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
(53) (7) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Local Government
Senate Local GovernmentMay 19, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(58) (1) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(20) (1) (0) (0)

Full history

May 28, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 28, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 28, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
NY Assembly
May 21, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 20, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

May 20, 2026
Amended
AMENDED 5168A
NY Senate
May 19, 2026
1ST Report CAL.1245
1ST REPORT CAL.1245
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1626
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1626
NY Senate
Feb 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate

Read the record

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