---
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; requires notice to occupants of a residential building prior to the installation of keyless security devices; prohibits increasing rent for the purpose of installing keyless security devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8036"
citation: "New York S 8036 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-01-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51330864-43da-4287-950a-110d84b2eba2"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8036"
source_hash: "508e9169b759b722450974794b93dbc9c782870d42e22d8e5a4cc1f0e88bf2e4"
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 S 8036 (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; requires notice to occupants of a residential building prior to the installation of keyless security devices; prohibits increasing rent for the purpose of installing keyless security devices.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8036&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **56–4** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.36
- **2024-01-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-16** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-16** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8517
- **2024-01-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.240
- **2024-01-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-23** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-26** SIGNED CHAP.13 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51330864-43da-4287-950a-110d84b2eba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).