Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof” Read the full text
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What it does
Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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REFERRED TO HOUSING · Jan 8, 2025
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REPORTED · Feb 11, 2025
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ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.11 · Feb 13, 2025
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AMENDED ON THIRD READING 56A · Mar 25, 2025
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PASSED ASSEMBLY · Apr 2, 2025
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DELIVERED TO SENATE · Apr 2, 2025
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REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Apr 2, 2025
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RECALLED FROM SENATE · May 20, 2025
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RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · May 20, 2025
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VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING · May 20, 2025
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AMENDED ON THIRD READING 56B · May 20, 2025
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REPASSED ASSEMBLY · May 27, 2025
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RETURNED TO SENATE · May 27, 2025
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RECOMMITTED TO JUDICIARY · May 27, 2025
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SUBSTITUTED FOR S3845B · Jun 12, 2025
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3RD READING CAL.1420 · Jun 12, 2025
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REPASSED SENATE · Jun 12, 2025
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RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 12, 2025
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DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Oct 9, 2025
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SIGNED CHAP.431 · Oct 16, 2025
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The numbers
15
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Harvey EpsteinChris BurdickEmily GallagherAnna KellesDeborah GlickKarines ReyesBrian CunninghamSteven RagaCatalina CruzRebecca SeawrightMaritza DavilaDana LevenbergRodneyse Bichotte HermelynTommy SchiavoniGrace Lee
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 4, NAY 22, AYE 37
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTERvia EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER
1 filingNew York Capital Region Apartment Association: DBA, Apartment Professionals Trade Society of New Yorkvia PARK STRATEGIES, LLC
1 filingREAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK, INC.via GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
1 filingREAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK, INC.via REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK, INC.
1 filingFrom 4 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Oct 16, 2025).