assembly Bill A1620

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to home stability support supplement programs

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 10, 2020 amend by restoring to original print 1620
Feb 07, 2020 amend and recommit to ways and means
Jan 08, 2020 referred to ways and means
Feb 26, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 16, 2019 referred to social services
Feb 07, 2020 print number 1620a

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A1620 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2375
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-bb, amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8178, S9195
2021-2022: A2278, A6032, S856
2023-2024: A5722, S588

A1620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

A1620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1620

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, BARRON, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO, BRAUNSTEIN,
  ORTIZ, BARNWELL,  QUART,  NIOU,  PAULIN,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  SIMON,  ROZIC,
  MOSLEY,  LUPARDO,  SIMOTAS,  RA, B. MILLER, HUNTER, O'DONNELL, GIGLIO,
  ABINANTI,  DICKENS,  RAIA,  SEAWRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  FAHY,   M. G. MILLER,
  WEPRIN,   PEOPLES-STOKES,   JEAN-PIERRE,   AUBRY,   DenDEKKER,  VANEL,
  M. L. MILLER, COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  TAYLOR,  SANTABARBARA,  GARBARINO,
  GUNTHER,  CRESPO,  DE LA ROSA, RAMOS, ARROYO, WRIGHT, BLAKE, PICHARDO,
  BENEDETTO, DAVILA, COOK, LIFTON,  RIVERA,  STIRPE,  BICHOTTE,  JOYNER,
  FERNANDEZ,   BARRETT,   KOLB,   DILAN,   DINOWITZ,  FINCH,  MORINELLO,
  PHEFFER AMATO, THIELE, EPSTEIN, RYAN, L. ROSENTHAL --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A. BRABENEC, CAHILL, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, LENTOL, McDO-
  NOUGH, MONTESANO, PALMESANO, SOLAGES, STEC, WALSH  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to home stability
  support programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
131-bb to read as follows:
  § 131-BB. HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM.  1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS  AND
FAMILIES TO PREVENT EVICTION AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS SECTION.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (I)  "HOMELESS"  SHALL MEAN THE LACK OF A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE
NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE; HAVING A PRIMARY  NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE  THAT  IS  A
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR
SLEEPING  ACCOMMODATION  FOR  HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A CAR, PARK, ABAN-
DONED BUILDING, BUS OR TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT  OR  CAMPGROUND  OR  OTHER
PLACES  NOT  MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A SUPERVISED PUBLICLY

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

Co-Sponsors

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A1620A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2375
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-bb, amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8178, S9195
2021-2022: A2278, A6032, S856
2023-2024: A5722, S588

A1620A - Summary

Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

A1620A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1620--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, BARRON, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO, BRAUNSTEIN,
  ORTIZ, BARNWELL,  QUART,  NIOU,  PAULIN,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  SIMON,  ROZIC,
  MOSLEY,  LUPARDO,  SIMOTAS,  RA, B. MILLER, HUNTER, O'DONNELL, GIGLIO,
  ABINANTI, DICKENS,  SEAWRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  FAHY,  M. G. MILLER,  WEPRIN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  JEAN-PIERRE,  AUBRY,  DenDEKKER, VANEL, M. L. MILLER,
  COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, TAYLOR, SANTABARBARA, GARBARINO, GUNTHER,  CRESPO,
  DE LA ROSA, RAMOS, ARROYO, WRIGHT, BLAKE, PICHARDO, BENEDETTO, DAVILA,
  COOK,  LIFTON,  RIVERA,  STIRPE, BICHOTTE, JOYNER, FERNANDEZ, BARRETT,
  KOLB,  DILAN,  DINOWITZ,  FINCH,  MORINELLO,  PHEFFER AMATO,   THIELE,
  EPSTEIN,  RYAN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  REYES,  EICHENSTEIN, BRONSON, PRETLOW,
  D. ROSENTHAL, BUTTENSCHON, McDONALD,  BLANKENBUSH,  PALMESANO,  JONES,
  HYNDMAN,  ASHBY,  OTIS,  JACOBSON,  WILLIAMS, ABBATE, RODRIGUEZ, CRUZ,
  PERRY, ZEBROWSKI,  KIM,  FALL,  RICHARDSON,  LAVINE,  ROMEO,  CARROLL,
  GLICK, BURKE, WOERNER, NOLAN, WALKER, DARLING, FRONTUS, GANTT, MAGNAR-
  ELLI,  McMAHON, SAYEGH, STEC, STECK, STERN, WALLACE -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. BRABENEC,  CAHILL,  DeSTEFANO,  DiPIETRO,  FITZPATRICK,
  FRIEND,  GALEF,  GRIFFIN,  LENTOL,  MANKTELOW,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,
  SALKA, SOLAGES, TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee  on  Social  Services -- reported and referred to the Committee on
  Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways  and  Means  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to home stability
  support programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
131-bb to read as follows:
  § 131-BB. HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM.  1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES

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