# New York S 6361: Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements New York S 6361, Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jamaal Bailey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-12-12 (APPROVAL MEMO.23) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6361-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 6361 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-12-12, APPROVAL MEMO.23 - Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, CODES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (216 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger enforcement against unfair contracts: benefit, medium. Anyone who enters into, or makes you enter into, an unfair real estate service contract violates New York’s deceptive acts law. You can use consumer‑protection remedies to seek relief. The Attorney General can send a cease‑and‑desist letter and, after the timeline in that letter, seek an injunction… - Homeowners protected from long‑term service traps: benefit, medium. The law makes some long‑term real estate service contracts unenforceable. It covers contracts not to be performed within two years that claim to run with the land, let the service be assigned without your consent, try to create a lien or other property security, or are certain listing agreements de… - Clear your title of unfair contracts: benefit, low. Unfair real estate service contracts cannot be recorded in county land records. If one is recorded, it does not count as notice to a good‑faith buyer or lender. Anyone with an interest in the property can ask the county court to declare it unenforceable and record that court order to clear the titl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 18 | 1 | | | 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 54 | 4 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-12-12: APPROVAL MEMO.23 (Senate) - 2025-12-12: SIGNED CHAP.634 (Senate) - 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.654 (House) - 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5886C (House) - 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1758 (Senate) - 2025-06-10: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PRINT NUMBER 6361B (Senate) - 2025-05-27: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (Senate) - 2025-05-07: PRINT NUMBER 6361A (Senate) - 2025-05-07: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (Senate) - 2025-03-11: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361B) - Amendment A, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361A) - Original, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6361) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6361-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).