New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 16, 2025.
Relates to the provision of legal representation to certain persons in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings.
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-04-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-04-16 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |