New York S 1615: Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants

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S01615 Summary:

BILL NOS01615A

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SAME ASSAME AS A01656-A

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSRBROUK, JACKSON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§741 & 749, RPAP L

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Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants; seals any records pertaining to dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian who were residing on or removed from such property.

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BILL NOS01615A

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.172

01/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/03/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2025PASSED SENATE

02/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.401

02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/09/2026PASSED SENATE

03/09/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/09/2026referred to judiciary

06/01/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026returned to senate

06/01/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

06/01/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1615A

06/04/2026REPASSED SENATE

06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1615--A
 Cal. No. 401

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, BROUK, JACKSON, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Housing, Construction and Community Development -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
 vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
 relation to prohibiting naming dependent children under the age of 18
 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction
 warrants and sealing any records pertaining to such children

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 741 of the real property actions and proceedings
 2 law, as added by chapter 312 of the laws of 1962, the opening paragraph
 3 as amended by chapter 583 of the laws of 1979, subdivision 5 as amended
 4 by chapter 302 of the laws of 1976, subdivisions 5-a and 5-b as added by
 5 section 5 of part HH of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, subdivision 6 as
 6 added by chapter 615 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 7 as added by
 7 chapter 579 of the laws of 2023, subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 64
 8 of the laws of 2024, and subdivision 9 as added by chapter 416 of the
 9 laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows:
 10 § 741. Contents of petition. 1. The petition shall be verified by the
 11 person authorized by section seven hundred twenty-one of this article to
 12 maintain the proceeding; or by a legal representative, attorney or agent
 13 of such person pursuant to subdivision (d) of section thirty hundred
 14 twenty of the civil practice law and rules. An attorney of such person
 15 may verify the petition on information and belief notwithstanding the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01533-03-6

 S. 1615--A 2

 1 fact that such person is in the county where the attorney has [his] an
 2 office. Every petition shall:
 3 [1.] (a) State the interest of the petitioner in the premises from
 4 which removal is sought.
 5 [2.] (b) State the respondent's interest in the premises and [his] the
 6 respondent's relationship to petitioner with regard thereto.
 7 [3.] (c)