---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing any dwelling with a certificate authorizing occupancy as a Class B hotel to also authorize occupancy of such units in such dwelling for permanent residence purposes"
description: "Authorizes any dwelling with a certificate authorizing occupancy as a Class B hotel to also authorize occupancy of such units in such dwelling for permanent residence purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4937"
citation: "New York S 4937 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAVANAGH"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8440259-3e12-49af-8ca9-b1105d914213"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4937"
source_hash: "bffa8addbc3d3e82a89992143445b3df5d4d6c9a1d83eaae7f963e327af6b03e"
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 4937 (2021-2022) — Relates to authorizing any dwelling with a certificate authorizing occupancy as a Class B hotel to also authorize occupancy of such units in such dwelling for permanent residence purposes

Authorizes any dwelling with a certificate authorizing occupancy as a Class B hotel to also authorize occupancy of such units in such dwelling for permanent residence purposes.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4937** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4937&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4937A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4937A)
3. **S4937B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4937B)
4. **S4937C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4937C)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: C — **41–20** (pass) · upper
- Finance Vote - Version: B — **16–6** (pass) · upper
- Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: B — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **127–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KAVANAGH — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- CLEARE — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** PRINT NUMBER 4937A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-25** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** PRINT NUMBER 4937B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** 1ST REPORT CAL.1007
- **2022-05-04** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-05-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-10** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4937C `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-24** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6262B
- **2022-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.605
- **2022-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-07** SIGNED CHAP.214 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8440259-3e12-49af-8ca9-b1105d914213`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).