New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Eliminates rent for homeless shelters; repealer
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-20 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A 10311 | Requires a procedure for notification when a family member applies and is denied by a limited-profit housing company to succeed a lease or occupancy agreement | in_committee |
| A 10721 | Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility | in_committee |
| A 10727 | Enacts the "housing transparency act" | in_committee |
| A 4877 | Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency | in_committee |
| A 5381 | Expands documentation requirements for limited-profit housing companies | in_committee |
| A 9016 | Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain data to the department of financial services and authorizes premium discounts to policyholders who demonstrate certain mitigation actions | in_committee |
| J 1826 | Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Fair Housing Month in the State of New York | in_committee |
| A 1621 | Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases | in_committee |