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S04659Introduced in the Senate

Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.

IntroducedSenate Finance

Introduced by Brian Kavanagh, District 27

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Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.

Where it stands

PRINT NUMBER 4659D

June 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote · March 31, 2026

8

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

11 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Jack Martins7No
Julia Salazar18Yes
Jabari Brisport25Yes
Brian Kavanagh27Yes
Cordell Cleare30Yes
Robert Jackson31Yes
Gustavo Rivera33Yes
Rachel May48Yes
Mark Walczyk49No
Pamela Helming54No

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  3. PRINT NUMBER 4659A

  4. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  6. PRINT NUMBER 4659B

  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  9. PRINT NUMBER 4659C

  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  11. PRINT NUMBER 4659D

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