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Assembly Bill A8005

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the governor, the legislature and state agencies from imposing residential housing zoning requirements on local governments without approval from the local government

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2023-A8005 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2408

2023-A8005 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governor, the legislature and state agencies from imposing residential housing zoning requirements on local governments without approval from the local government.

2023-A8005 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8005
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation to
   local control of zoning for residential housing

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  9  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
   § 4. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ADOPT, AMEND AND REPEAL
 ZONING  REGULATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CONSTITUTION,
 THE GOVERNOR OR ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE AND THE  LEGISLATURE  SHALL  NOT
 IMPOSE  ZONING  REQUIREMENTS  REGARDING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ON ANY LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF  SUCH  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89113-01-3

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