New York A 9031: Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party

Status: HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN JUDICIARY (as of 2026-05-18)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9031

Sponsors: Jeff Gallahan, Angelo J. Morinello, Brian Maher, Brian Manktelow, Doug Smith, Eric Brown, Joe Angelino, Joe DeStefano, Mary Beth Walsh, Matthew Slater, Patrick Chludzinski, Samuel Pirozzolo, Stephen Hawley

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A09031 Summary:

BILL NOA09031 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08490

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SPONSORGallahan

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COSPNSRAngelino, Maher, Pirozzolo, Chludzinski, DeStefano, Morinello, Hawley, Smith, Manktelow, Brown E,
 Slater, Walsh

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 17 §530, RP L

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Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party.

Go to top A09031 Actions:

BILL NOA09031 

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09/05/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/18/2026held for consideration in judiciary

Go to topA09031 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:14/5 Action: Held for Consideration LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinExcused

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghExcused

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA09031 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09031 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9031

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting the
 sale or lease of any property in the state by the People's Republic of
 China or the Chinese communist party

 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 article 17
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 17
 4 PROHIBITING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
 5 TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
 6 Section 530. Sale of real property to the People's Republic of China
 7 prohibited.
 8 § 530. Sale of real property to the People's Republic of China prohib-
 9 ited. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlaw-
 10 ful for any person or entity to lease, sell, offer to sell, convey or
 11 transfer any interest in any real property located in this state to the
 12 People's Republic of China or to the Chinese communist party, or any
 13 affiliated entities.
 14 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attorney general
 15 shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this section by
 16 applying, in the name of the people of the state of New York, to the
 17 supreme court of the state of New York for an order enjoining the
 18 continuance of such violative activity, including but not limited to
 19 bringing an action for injunctive or declaratory relief if any real
 20 property is in the process of being or has been sold or leased in
 21 violation of this section.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 23 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13593-01-5

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