# New York S 8311: Relates to succession rights for tenants of New York city housing authority properties

New York S 8311, Relates to succession rights for tenants of New York city housing authority properties, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian Kavanagh (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (SIGNED CHAP.438) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8311
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to succession rights for tenants of New York city housing authority properties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-30
- Last action: 2025-10-16, SIGNED CHAP.438
- Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (204 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public housing succession rights and payment duties: mixed, medium. Effective immediately upon enactment, the law requires written rules for taking over leases in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing. This applies to units NYCHA owns and operates when the named tenant permanently leaves or dies. The rules must explain who qualifies and any required move,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 142 | 2 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 17 | 3 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 45 | 14 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-10-16: SIGNED CHAP.438 (Senate)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.532 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8412D (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1926 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: PRINT NUMBER 8311A (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (Senate)
- 2025-05-30: REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8311A)
- Original, 2025-05-30: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8311)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8311A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8311)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8311-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).