Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2018 |
referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 17, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 16, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 09, 2018 |
1st report cal.90 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to housing, construction and community development returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 04, 2017 |
referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 31, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 30, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 24, 2017 |
1st report cal.94 |
Jan 11, 2017 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S1989
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S1989 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8968
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Housing
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §402-d, Pub Hous L; amd §29, NYC Chart
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S5365, A8013
2019-2020: S2760, A2319
2021-2022: S5806, A3610, A9414
2023-2024: S2668, A819
2017-S1989 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1989 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in relation to authorizing the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation grants the New York City Council greater oversight over the activities of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) by giving the council the ability to mandate that NYCHA produce reports and provide information to the Council. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one amends the public housing law by adding a new section 402-d that gives the NYC Council the power to mandate that NYCHA produce reports about any of its operations by passing a local law. Such a local law shall determined the information to be included in the report, whether it is a recurring report or not, and to whom it will be issued. The commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal shall be given copies of any such reports, and the reports shall be treated as public documents. Section two amends section twenty nine of the NYC Charter by granting
2017-S1989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1989 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, HAMILTON, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in relation to authorizing the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 402-d to read as follows: § 402-D. NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT. THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER IS EMPOWERED TO MANDATE THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PRODUCE REPORTS ABOUT ANY FACETS OF ITS OPERATIONS OR THE CONDITION OF THE PROJECTS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT VOUCHER DEVELOPMENTS IN WHICH THE AUTHORITY HAS AN OWNERSHIP STAKE, THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF A LOCAL LAW. SUCH A LAW SHALL DETERMINE WHICH INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, THE DEADLINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE REPORT, WHETHER THE REPORTING MANDATE APPLIES ONCE OR IS RECURRING, AND WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHALL RECEIVE COPIES. A COPY OF ANY SUCH REPORTS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN AGENCY DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. § 2. Subdivision a of section 29 of the New York city charter, as added by a vote of the people of the city of New York at the general election held in November 1989, is amended to read as follows: a. The council, acting as a committee of the whole, and each standing or special committee of the council, through hearings or otherwise: 1. [may] MAY investigate any matters within its jurisdiction relating to the property, affairs, or government of the city or of any county within the city, or to any other powers of the council, or to the effec- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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