New York A 3121: Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system

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A03121 Summary:

BILL NOA03121 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S00947

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRTaylor, Burdick, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §235-g, RP L

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Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system.

Go to top A03121 Actions:

BILL NOA03121 

&nbsp

01/23/2025referred to housing

05/19/2025reported referred to rules

05/27/2025reported 

05/27/2025rules report cal.261

05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.261

05/27/2025substituted by s947

&nbspS00947 AMEND= JACKSON

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.590

&nbsp03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/01/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/01/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/01/2025referred to housing

&nbsp05/27/2025substituted for a3121

&nbsp05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.261

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp03/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.477

&nbsp03/09/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/10/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/18/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/18/2026referred to housing

&nbsp05/13/2026substituted for a3121

&nbsp05/13/2026ordered to third reading cal.102

&nbsp05/13/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/13/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.102

&nbsp05/13/2026substituted by s947

&nbsp&nbspS00947 AMEND= JACKSON

&nbsp&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp&nbsp03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.590

&nbsp&nbsp03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp&nbsp03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp&nbsp04/01/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp04/01/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp04/01/2025referred to housing

&nbsp&nbsp05/27/2025substituted for a3121

&nbsp&nbsp05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.261

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp&nbsp03/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.477

&nbsp&nbsp03/09/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp&nbsp03/10/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp&nbsp03/18/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp03/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp03/18/2026referred to housing

&nbsp&nbsp05/13/2026substituted for a3121

&nbsp&nbsp05/13/2026ordered to third reading cal.102

&nbsp&nbsp05/13/2026passed assembly

&nbsp&nbsp05/13/2026returned to senate

Go to topA03121 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:17/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules RosenthalAyeNovakhovNay

CookAyeFitzpatrickNay

KimAbsentBrown K Nay

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

CruzAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

DavilaAyeChangNay

EpsteinAyeMaherNay

EichensteinNayNorberNay

AndersonAye

BurdickAye

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAbsent

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:18/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA03121 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03121 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3121

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, TAYLOR, BURDICK -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting resi-
 dential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of
 rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system

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

 1 Section 1. Section 235-g of the real property law, as added by chapter
 2 367 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 235-g. Electronic billing and/or payment of rent. 1. A landlord
 4 shall not require a lessee or tenan