Assembly BillIntroduced
A 7263: Requires that every lease signature package provided to a tenant by a landlord or the landlord's agent shall include a New York State Voter Registration Form for each tenant over the age of eighteen years and information directing the tenant or tenants to the board of elections website.
What A 7263 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires landlords to include a New York state voter registration form in lease signature packages for tenants over the age of 18. The form will direct the tenant to the Board of Elections website for voter registration updates. The law will take effect on January 1, following the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7263
- What is the current status of A 7263?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7263 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to housing".
- Did A 7263 pass?
- Not yet. A 7263 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7263, and where is it now?
- A 7263 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 204 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7263 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring land- lords to include voter registration update forms in lease signature packages The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 2 235-k to read as follows: 3 § 235-k. Voter registration update forms. Every lease signature pack- 4 age provided to a tenant by a landlord or the landlord's agent shall 5 include a New York State Voter Registration Form for each tenant over 6 the age of eighteen years and information directing the tenant or 7 tenants to the board of elections website. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10995-01-5
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