S 5286: Prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens, by private or public sale, on personal property held in a self-storage facility during state disaster emergencies or county states of emergency.
What S 5286 does, verified February 12, 2026
The bill aims to protect personal property stored in self-service storage facilities during state disaster emergencies or county states of emergency. It prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens on personal property held in the facility during these times. This means that property owners cannot have their personal belongings sold or repossessed by the facility owner during a declared emergency. The bill takes effect immediately, providing immediate protection to individuals storing personal property in these facilities during emergency situations.
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-02-11)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5286
- What is the current status of S 5286?
- As of February 12, 2026, S 5286 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on February 11, 2026, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did S 5286 pass?
- Not yet. S 5286 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 5286, and where is it now?
- S 5286 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary. It is filed under LIE, alongside 3 other New York LIE bills this session.
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| Feb. 11, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Feb. 09, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Feb. 05, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 204 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5286 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the lien law, in relation to prohibiting self-service facility owners from enforcing liens on personal property held in a self-storage facility during state disaster emergencies or county states of emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 182 of the lien law is amended by 2 adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) An owner shall not enforce a lien, by public or private sale, held 4 upon personal property stored at a self-service storage facility during 5 a state disaster emergency, as described in section twenty-eight of the 6 executive law, or county state of emergency, as described in section 7 twenty-four of the executive law. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09897-01-5
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