Assembly Bill A2408

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the governor, the legislature and state agencies from imposing residential housing zoning requirements on local governments without approval from the local government

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    • In Committee Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A2408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8005

2025-A2408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governor, the legislature and state agencies from imposing residential housing zoning requirements on local governments without approval from the local government.

2025-A2408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2408
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GANDOLFO, BEEPHAN, E. BROWN, MANKTELOW, GRAY,
   McDONOUGH,  ANGELINO,  WALSH,  GALLAHAN,  BRABENEC,  SIMPSON,  JENSEN,
   DURSO,  HAWLEY,  DeSTEFANO, TANNOUSIS, LEMONDES, MIKULIN, MAHER, SMITH
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation  to
   local control of zoning for residential housing
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 9 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
   § 4. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ADOPT, AMEND AND REPEAL
 ZONING REGULATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS  CONSTITUTION,
 THE  GOVERNOR  OR  ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE AND THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT
 IMPOSE ZONING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING  ON  ANY  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  WITHOUT  THE  APPROVAL  OF  THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89056-01-5

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