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S 6480: Directs the commissioner of housing and community renewal to require housing quality standards inspections of Section 8 housing when a tenant moves out or vacates.
What S 6480 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to amend the section 8 administrative plan to require local administrators to conduct housing quality standards inspections of vacant or newly vacant dwelling units. These inspections will be in addition to any other required inspections. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6480
- What is the current status of S 6480?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6480 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, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT".
- Did S 6480 pass?
- Not yet. S 6480 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6480, and where is it now?
- S 6480 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Housing, Construction, & Community Development.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 195 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6480 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT directing the commissioner of housing and community renewal to require certain housing quality standards inspections of Section 8 housing The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Within ninety days of the effective date of this act, the 2 commissioner of housing and community renewal shall amend the department 3 of housing and community renewal's Section 8 administrative plan to 4 require a Section 8 local administrator to conduct a housing quality 5 standards inspection of a dwelling unit when a tenant moves out of or 6 vacates such unit. Such inspection shall be in addition to any other 7 required housing quality standards inspections. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08576-01-5
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