---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to prohibiting the unauthorized installation of certain security devices on residential buildings"
description: "Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 2258"
citation: "New York A 2258 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jo Anne Simon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-11-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60245f0c-a342-4f8a-add1-964ad7e03199"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A2258"
source_hash: "e137805be75af24da6cf6b013ccfc42ea7155f623b3cc899e7b7657174fa938d"
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 2258 (2023-2024) — Relates to prohibiting the unauthorized installation of certain security devices on residential buildings

Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2258** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2258&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A2258A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A2258A)
3. **A2258B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A2258B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jo Anne Simon — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Paulin — cosponsor (person)
- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Gibbs — cosponsor (person)
- Inez E. Dickens — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian Cook — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** PRINT NUMBER 2258A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** PRINT NUMBER 2258B `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** REPORTED
- **2023-05-22** RULES REPORT CAL.191
- **2023-05-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.191
- **2023-05-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-22** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S358B
- **2023-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.325
- **2023-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-17** SIGNED CHAP.637 `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-17** APPROVAL MEMO.23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60245f0c-a342-4f8a-add1-964ad7e03199`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).