New York S 2084: Relates to requiring municipalities to determine whether it is in the public interest to create and periodically update a comprehensive plan

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S02084 Summary:

BILL NOS02084 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00049

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §239-d, Gen Muni L; amd §28-a, add Art 3 Art Head, Gen City L; amd §272-a, Town L; amd §7-722, Vil L

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Requires municipalities to determine whether it is in the public interest to create a comprehensive plan adapted to the special requirements of the municipality and to determine whether it is in the public interest to update such comprehensive plan at least once every ten years to ensure that such plan addresses housing needs.

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BILL NOS02084 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1104

05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2025PASSED SENATE

05/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.499

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/19/2026PASSED SENATE

03/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/19/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2084

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the general city law, the
 town law and the village law, in relation to requiring municipalities
 to determine whether it is in the public interest to create and peri-
 odically update a comprehensive plan to ensure that it addresses hous-
 ing needs

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 8, 9 and 10 of section 239-d of the general
 2 municipal law, as added by chapter 451 of the laws of 1997, are amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 2. Preparation. The county legislative body, or by resolution of such
 5 body the planning board or a special board, [may] shall determine wheth-
 6 er it is in the public interest to prepare a proposed county comprehen-
 7 sive plan [and], amendments thereto and updates thereof to ensure that
 8 it addresses housing needs. In the event the planning board or special
 9 board is directed to prepare a proposed comprehensive plan or amendment
 10 thereto or update thereof to ensure that it addresses housing needs,
 11 such board shall, by resolution, recommend such proposed plan or amend-
 12 ment to the county legislative body.
 13 8. Filing of adopted county comprehensive plan. The adopted county
 14 comprehensive plan [and], any amendments thereto and all updates thereof
 15 shall be filed in the office of the county clerk or register and a copy
 16 thereof filed in the office of the county planning board, with the
 17 secretary of state, as well as with the clerk of each municipality with-
 18 in the county.
 19 9. Effect of adoption. (a) All county land acquisitions and public
 20 improvements, including those identified in the county official map
 21 adopted or amended pursuant to this article, shall be in accordance with
 22 a county comprehensive plan[, if one exists].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00033-01-5

 S. 2084 2

 1 (b) All plans for capital projects of a municipality or state govern-
 2 mental agency on land included in the county comprehensive plan adopted
 3 pursuant to this section shall take such plan into consideration.
 4 10. Periodic review. The county legislative body shall provide, as a
 5 component of such proposed county comprehensive plan, the maximum inter-
 6 vals at which the adopted plan shall be reviewed; provided, however,
 7 that the county legislature shall determine whether it is in the public
 8 interest to update the comprehensive plan at least once in every ten-
 9 year period to ensure that it addresses housing needs.
 10 § 2. Subdivisions 5, 11 and 13 of section 28-a of the general