New York A 5886: Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements

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A05886 Summary:

BILL NOA05886C

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SAME ASSAME AS S06361-B

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SPONSORCruz

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COSPNSRLee, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 36-E 778-aaa - 778-eee, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements which are certain service agreements which are not to be performed within two years following the time such agreement is entered into.

Go to top A05886 Actions:

BILL NOA05886C

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02/24/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/05/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

05/05/2025print number 5886a

05/16/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

05/16/2025print number 5886b

05/19/2025reported referred to codes

05/21/2025amend and recommit to codes

05/21/2025print number 5886c

06/05/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.654

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.654

06/13/2025substituted by s6361b

&nbspS06361 AMEND=B BAILEY

&nbsp03/11/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/07/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/07/2025PRINT NUMBER 6361A

&nbsp05/27/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/27/2025PRINT NUMBER 6361B

&nbsp06/10/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/10/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1758

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/10/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a5886c

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.654

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/12/2025SIGNED CHAP.634

&nbsp12/12/2025APPROVAL MEMO.23

Go to topA05886 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:11/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinNay

FallExcusedMillerNay

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoNay

ForrestAyeBolognaNay

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

LasherAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA05886 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05886 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5886--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ, LEE -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
 unfair residential real estate service agreements

 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 "prohibition of unfair real estate service agreements act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. In an effort to protect consumers from fraud
 4 and abuse by unscrupulous actors, this act prohibits the use of real
 5 estate service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential
 6 real estate or to other persons who may become owners of that real
 7 estate in the future, and fur