---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to individuals with disabilities being able to terminate their leases when moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain facilities"
description: "Relates to individuals with disabilities being able to terminate their leases when moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 2118"
citation: "New York A 2118 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUNTER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d89ab69-2069-4e95-a7a2-36d764aafaaf"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A2118"
source_hash: "9121e5fc4e4ddc68f8f7554f78b306b3f52318942b94a28e04be404ff2b05cf3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 2118 (2019-2020) — Relates to individuals with disabilities being able to terminate their leases when moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain facilities

Relates to individuals with disabilities being able to terminate their leases when moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain facilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A2118** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2118&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HUNTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** REPORTED
- **2019-04-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.182
- **2019-04-29** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-04-29** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-04-29** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3891
- **2019-05-29** 3RD READING CAL.494
- **2019-05-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-29** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-10-01** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-03** SIGNED CHAP.320 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d89ab69-2069-4e95-a7a2-36d764aafaaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).