New York A 1768: Provides for a tax deduction for the adoption of a child with special needs

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A01768 Summary:

BILL NOA01768A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRClark, Epstein, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §238-b, RP L

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Prohibits landlords from requiring a fee for nonessential services in a tenant's base rent, including cable, internet and garage usage, as a condition of leasing a dwelling; excludes buildings with less than three dwelling units.

Go to top A01768 Actions:

BILL NOA01768A

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01/14/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

02/20/2026amend (t) and recommit to housing

02/20/2026print number 1768a

02/26/2026reported referred to codes

05/05/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.446

Go to topA01768 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:02/26/2026AYE/NAY:15/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RosenthalAyeFitzpatrickNay

CookExcusedNovakhovNay

KimAyeBrown K Nay

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

Bichotte HermelExcusedBrook-KrasnyNay

DavilaAyeChangNay

EichensteinNayNorberNay

MeeksAyeMolitorNay

BurdickAye

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

Chandler-WatermExcused

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

ReyesAye

ZaccaroExcused

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookExcusedReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightExcusedMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA01768 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01768 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1768--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, CLARK -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land-
 lords from requiring a fee for nonessential services in a tenant's
 base rent

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

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
 2 238-b to read as follows:
 3 § 238-b. Base rent and nonessential services. 1. For the purposes of
 4 this section, "nonessential services" shall include cable television,
 5 internet services and garage usage.
 6 2. A landlord shall be prohibited from requiring a fee for nonessen-
 7 tial services in addition to the payment of rent as a condition of leas-
 8 ing a dwelling in a primary written or oral lease agreement.
 9 3. Nonessential services for which a fee is charged in addition to the
 10 payment of rent may be provided by a landlord, if the tenant agrees to
 11 have such nonessential services and agrees to pay a fee for such nones-
 12 sential services in addition to the payment of rent. Any nonessential
 13 services provided in this manner and the terms of use shall be set forth
 14 in a written or oral agreement, which shall be a separate agreement from
 15 the primary lease agreement and shall not affect the validity or appli-
 16 cation of the primary lease agreement.
 17 4. Any agreement provision contained in a lease for a residential
 18 dwelling that requires payment of a fee for nonessential services in
 19 addition to the rent as set forth in this section shall be void as
 20 contrary to public policy.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04616-02-6

 A. 1768--A 2

 1 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings that
 2 contain less than three dwelling units.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law, provided, however, that this act shall only apply to
 5 lease agreements signed on or after such effective date.

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