New York S 6847: Relates to establishing the child victim foundation fund and implementing a supplemental child victim fee

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S06847 Summary:

BILL NOS06847 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A08431

&nbsp

SPONSORCOMRIE

&nbsp

COSPNSRJACKSON, PERSAUD

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §28-103.34.2, NYC Ad Cd

&nbsp

Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.

Go to top S06847 Actions:

BILL NOS06847 

&nbsp

03/25/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.733

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/07/20261ST REPORT CAL.993

05/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/19/2026PASSED SENATE

05/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026referred to cities

Go to topS06847 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS06847 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS06847 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6847

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, JACKSON, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights".
 3 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 4 adding a new section 28-103.34.2 to read as follows:
 5 § 28-103.34.2 Adjacent neighbors' bill of rights. 1. The commissioner
 6 shall develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of
 7 rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under devel-
 8 opment or construction of their rights and available resources and post
 9 such bulletin on the department's website. Such bulletin shall be
 10 translated into the top ten languages of the city of New York as deter-
 11 mined by chapter 11 of title 23 of this code, with such versions public-
 12 ly accessible through the department's website. Copies of such bulletin,
 13 including translations shall be provided by the commissioner to all
 14 state and local elected officials, community boards, and any other
 15 organizations deemed necessary by the commissioner.
 16 2. The bulletin developed pursuant to this section shall include the
 17 following, along with other information added at the discretion of the
 18 commissioner, not otherwise inconsistent with the information set forth
 19 in the bulletin:
 20 a. an advisory on the availability of homeowners' rights at the
 21 department to review plans submitted by developers and approved by the
 22 department and further advise homeowners of their rights;
 23 b. an advisory on when a developer is required to negotiate a license
 24 agreement with the homeowner and that such homeowner may seek represen-
 25 tation from or consult third party professionals;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00268-01-5

 S. 6847 2

 1 c. an advisory of a homeowner's right to require a developer to take
 2 protective measures involving the party wall, including but not limited
 3 to, the installation of crack gauges and vibration monitors;
 4 d. an advisory of a developer's obligation to share copies of develop-
 5 er's then-current plans, specifications, surveys or engineering reports
 6 specific to the access sought by developers to the homeowner's property,
 7 including the nature of the protections, anticipated location or
 8 locations, along with further information regarding developer's instal-
 9 lation dates, and approximate durations of time that the protections are
 10 expected to remain in place; and
 11 e. an advisory of other frequently asked questions as they pertain to
 12 rights and obligations for developers and adjoining homeowners; and
 13 contact information