Assembly Bill A7053A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Ensures formerly incarcerated individuals have access to public housing

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A7053 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6895
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L

2021-A7053 - Summary

Ensures formerly incarcerated individuals have access to public housing.

2021-A7053 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7053
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BURGOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to ensuring formerly
   incarcerated individuals have access to public housing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO
 PERSON SHALL BE DENIED OCCUPANCY IN A DWELLING  IN  ANY  PROJECT  OR  BE
 SUBJECTED  TO  EVICTION  FROM  ANY SUCH DWELLING ON THE SOLE GROUND THAT
 SUCH PERSON IS A FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10828-01-1

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2021-A7053A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6895
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, Pub Hous L

2021-A7053A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ensures formerly incarcerated individuals have access to public housing.

2021-A7053A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7053--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BURGOS, CARROLL, BURDICK, ZINERMAN, MITAYNES,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ANDERSON, JACKSON, FORREST, SIMON,  GOTTFRIED,  REYES,
   SEPTIMO  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Housing --
   recommitted to the Committee on Housing in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to ensuring formerly
   incarcerated individuals have access to public housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. EXCEPT WHERE SUCH EXCLUSION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT  TO  ANY  FEDERAL
 LAW  OR  RULE  OR  REGULATION,  NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED OCCUPANCY IN A
 DWELLING IN ANY PROJECT OR BE SUBJECTED TO EVICTION FROM ANY SUCH DWELL-
 ING ON THE SOLE GROUND THAT SUCH PERSON IS A FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDI-
 VIDUAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10828-02-2

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