Housing, Construction and Community Development
Development and preservation of safe, decent, affordable housing; improvement of communities; rent regulation and tenant protection; enforcement of housing, building, and fire safety codes.
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Establishes a COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
March 12, 2021
In Senate Committee Finance Committee
senator's Position
We must move quickly to protect people's homes and relieve their financial burdens by paying rent New Yorkers have been unable to pay."
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 26th Senate District
S9114
Relates to eviction and foreclosure protections
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
December 28, 2020
Signed by Governor
senator's Position
This legislation delivers real protection for countless renters, homeowners and small landlords facing hardship during the COVID19 pandemic."
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 26th Senate District
S2804
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
May 11, 2021
In Senate Committee Finance Committee
senator's Position
The Housing Access Voucher Program will help people avoid homelessness & move from shelter to permanent housing, during COVID19 and beyond."
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 26th Senate District
S8243C
Relates to the forbearance of residential mortgage payments
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
June 17, 2020
Signed by Governor
senator's Position
This bill—cosponsored by Sens Kavanagh & Kaminsky & AM Rozic—enacted the strongest COVID19 home mortgage forbearance protections in the US."
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 26th Senate District
S972
Establishes the COVID-19 emergency homeownership stability program
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
March 15, 2021
In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
senator's Position
Sen Gaughran's emergency homeowner relief bill would remedy COVID19's economic effects, keep people in their homes & stabilize communities."
James Gaughran
(D) 5th Senate District
S8192B
Prohibits certain evictions during the COVID-19 emergency
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
June 30, 2020
Signed by Governor
senator's Position
Sen Hoylman's Tenants Safe Harbor Act—via the Judiciary Committee—means evictions can never be based on rent unpaid during COVID19 hardship."
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
S8419
Enacts the "emergency rent relief act of 2020" to establish an interim residential rent relief program
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
June 17, 2020
Signed by Governor
senator's Position
Directing $100 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund toward rent assistance is a key 1st step toward meeting a much larger need."
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 26th Senate District
S8113A
Relates to issuing a moratorium on utility termination of services during periods of pandemics and/or state of emergencies
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
June 17, 2020
Signed by Governor
senator's Position
Senator Parker's bill—via the Consumer Protection Committee—bans shutoffs of home electricity, gas, water, or phone service during COVID19."
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
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