# New York S 8761: Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs

New York S 8761, Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leroy Comrie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.44) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8761-2025
- 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 8761
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.44
- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, JUDICIARY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More state agencies can request entry: cost, low. The law expands which New York State entities fall under the rules for requesting access to adjoining property for repairs or improvements. It includes all state departments, divisions, agencies, offices, public authorities, and public benefit corporations, plus their affiliate or subsidiary agenci…
- New insurance proof rules for neighbors: mixed, low. Anyone granted access to adjoining property must provide documents showing commercial general liability coverage for themselves or their accessing contractors, consultants, or agents. Owners must receive these papers, along with renters the owner identifies to the person granted access. The papers…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 139 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 55 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.44 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-28: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-01-28: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.63 (House)
- 2026-01-28: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9457 (House)
- 2026-01-20: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (House)
- 2026-01-20: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.14 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8761)

## 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
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8761)

## 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-S8761-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).