New York S 8766: Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements

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S08766 Summary:

BILL NOS08766 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09467

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §778-aaa, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.6361-B & A.5886-C)

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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.

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BILL NOS08766 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.64

01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9467

&nbspA09467 AMEND= Cruz

&nbsp01/06/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/12/2026reported 

&nbsp01/12/2026rules report cal.9

&nbsp01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.9

&nbsp01/13/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/13/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/13/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8766

&nbsp01/29/20263RD READING CAL.64

&nbsp01/29/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.21

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8766

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 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. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
 2 sion 6 of section 778-aaa of the general business law, as added by a
 3 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating
 4 to prohibiting unfair residential real estate service agreements, as
 5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6361-B and A. 5886-C, are
 6 amended and a new subparagraph (ix) is added to read as follows:
 7 (vii) security agreement under the uniform commercial code relating to
 8 the sale or rental of personal property or fixtures; [or]
 9 (viii) contract with a water, sewer, electrical, telephone, cable, or
 10 other regulated utility service provider[.]; or
 11 (ix) contract, restrictive declaration, regulatory agreement or other
 12 instrument, which is mandated by a governmental entity or to which a
 13 governmental entity is a party.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business
 16 law relating to prohibiting unfair residential real estate service
 17 agreements, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6361-B and A.
 18 5886-C, takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05484-08-6

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