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NY A09341
Bill
Status
12/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tommy Schiavoni
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AI Summary
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Amends Civil Practice Law and Rules section 6311 to address preliminary injunctions in land use disputes
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Prevents developers from raising a mootness defense if they continue or complete construction while knowing a legal challenge to their land use approval has been filed
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Eliminates the requirement for challengers of building permits, variances, subdivisions, or other land use approvals to seek a preliminary injunction to preserve their case
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Protects parties challenging land use approvals from having their cases dismissed simply because construction proceeded during litigation
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that the failure of a party challenging a building permit, variance, subdivision or other land use approval to seek a preliminary injunction to prevent construction shall not give rise to the opposing party raising the defense of mootness if such party continues and/or completes construction with knowledge that an action challenging its land use approval has been timely commenced.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026