Senate Bill S1633

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental assistance

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1633 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5305
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Housing
Laws Affected:
Amd Part BB subpart A §1, Chap 56 of 2021
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8850, A9979

2023-S1633 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental assistance; authorizes occupants of public housing authorities to receive rental assistance at the same times as all other eligible populations.

2023-S1633 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1633 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1633
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAVANAGH, BRISPORT, COONEY, MAY, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter  56  of  the  laws  of  2021,  establishing  the
   "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021", in relation to
   the  eligibility of occupants of public housing authorities for rental
   assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of
 section 5 of section 1 of subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2021, establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance  Program
 of 2021", is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  is  a  tenant  or occupant obligated to pay rent in their primary
 residence in the state of New York, including both tenants and occupants
 of dwelling units and manufactured home tenants[, provided however  that
 occupants  of federal or state funded subsidized public housing authori-
 ties or other federal or state funded subsidized housing that limits the
 household's share of the rent to a set percentage of income  shall  only
 be  eligible  to  the  extent that funds are remaining after serving all
 other eligible populations];
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the amendments to subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021
 made  by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
 subpart and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04949-01-3



              

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