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Assembly Bill A8034

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to local opt-in of migrant housing

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2023-A8034 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-l, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5653

2023-A8034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any requirement that undocumented immigrants who are seeking asylum in the United States be sheltered in a certain locality or localities shall only apply to those towns, cities, and counties that opt-in to such requirement through the adoption of a local law or ordinance; defines the term "sheltered" as including, but not limited to, being temporarily or permanently placed into housing, dwelling, or living quarters by a state or local governmental entity.

2023-A8034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8034
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY, REILLY, BRABENEC, MORINELLO, WALSH,
   PALMESANO, PIROZZOLO,  HAWLEY,  MCGOWAN,  JENSEN,  McDONOUGH,  FRIEND,
   E. BROWN,  SMITH,  J. M. GIGLIO, GANDOLFO, K. BROWN, ANGELINO, SLATER,
   MIKULIN, SIMPSON, TAGUE, GOODELL, GRAY, GALLAHAN,  NORRIS,  DeSTEFANO,
   DURSO,  FLOOD,  BEEPHAN,  BENDETT,  MILLER, MANKTELOW -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  local  opt-in  of
   migrant housing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  29-l
 to read as follows:
   §  29-L.  LOCAL  OPT-IN  OF  MIGRANT  HOUSING;  MUNICIPAL  CONTROL AND
 PREEMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  CONTRARY  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  RULE,
 REGULATION  OR  EXECUTIVE ORDER, ANY REQUIREMENT THAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMI-
 GRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES  BE  SHELTERED  IN  A
 CERTAIN  LOCALITY OR LOCALITIES SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THOSE TOWNS, CITIES,
 AND COUNTIES THAT OPT-IN TO SUCH REQUIREMENT THROUGH THE ADOPTION  OF  A
 LOCAL  LAW  OR ORDINANCE. MOREOVER, NO LOCALITY SHALL SEEK OR ATTEMPT TO
 SHELTER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING  ASYLUM  IN  THE  UNITED
 STATES IN A TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY THAT HAS NOT EXPRESSLY AGREED TO DO SO
 THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM "SHELTERED" SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, BEING TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY  PLACED
 INTO  HOUSING,  DWELLING, OR LIVING QUARTERS BY A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENTAL ENTITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13163-01-3

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