New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S3492: Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
From the amended text, June 9, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act". § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 8-0119 to read as follows: § 8-0119. CERTAIN ACTIONS EXEMPT OR SUBJECT TO LIMITED REVIEW. 1. EXEMPT ACTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, QUALIFYING ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPLE DWELLING OR MORE THAN ONE CONTIGUOUS MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, INCLUDING BUILDING PERMITS, VARIANCES, SUBDIVISION APPROVALS, SITE PLAN APPROVALS, AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS, THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO: (I) FEWER THAN TEN TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE NOT ADOPTED ZONING OR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; (II) FEWER THAN FIFTY TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN A BUILDING IN WHICH NO MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE FLOOR AREA CONSISTS OF COMMERCIAL OR …
Sponsors
- Rachel May (D, 48) · primary sponsor
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Peter Harckham (D, 40)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.378
- : REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- : REFERRED TO HOUSING
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
Votes
- Senate Environmental Conservation Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 24, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Environmental Conservation Committee (February 24, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 12, 2025): 41 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Senate Environmental Conservation Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 20, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Environmental Conservation Committee Vote (May 20, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Environmental Conservation Law
Common questions
- What is S3492?
- S3492 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act.
- What does S3492 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
- What is the status of S3492?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3492?
- Rachel May (D, 48), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3492?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3492
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