NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7009

Senate Bill S7009

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the United States

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to social services
May 16, 2023	referred to social services

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2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §44-a, Soc Serv L

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the United States; establishes fines for violations of such prohibitions.

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7009             Revised 6/2/2023

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting
hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor
of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the
United States

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to provide a safeguard against the unjust
displacement of vulnerable persons from hotels and homeless shelters in
order to provide that housing for non-United. States citizens or non-
lawful permanent citizens.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

§ 1 adds section 44-a subsections a, b, and c defining the terms.
"hotel", "homeless shelter", and "vulnerable person".

Subparagraph 2 contains language prohibiting the hotels and homeless
shelters from displacing vulnerable persons from their housing, tempo-
rary or permanent, for the purpose of housing a non-United States citi-
zen or an unlawful permanent resident of the United States,

Subparagraph 3 provides that nothing from this section will prevent a
hotel from displacing vulnerable persons for failure to pay the hotel
for its services.

Subparagraph 4 prohibits hotels from increasing the rate of services
charged to vulnerable persons in response to a potential or promise of a
higher rate of charges to lodge a non-United States citizen or a non-
lawful permanent resident of the United States, Subparagraph 5
subsection a provides for a fine of up to one thousand dollars per
violation for violating subdivision two of this section. Subsection b
provides for a fine of up to five hundred dollars per violation for
violating subdivision four of this section.

§ 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York City is utilizing existing assets, including the former.
Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown in response to the migrant crisis.  Metropol-
itan counties such as Orange and Rockland will have no choice but to
displace current vulnerable residents, including but not limited to
veterans, the homeless, and survivors of domestic violence.

This legislation seeks to protect the housing of the state's most
vulnerable residents by prohibiting their displacement for the housing
of non-United State citizen or non-lawful permanent residents.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7009
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ROLISON,  WEBER,  ORTT  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Social
   Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to prohibiting
   hotels and homeless shelters from  displacing  vulnerable  persons  in
   favor  of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents
   of the United States
 
   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
 44-a to read as follows:
   § 44-A. DISPLACEMENT OF VULNERABLE PERSONS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "HOTEL" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR PORTION OF A  BUILDING  WHICH  IS
 REGULARLY USED AND KEPT OPEN AS SUCH FOR THE LODGING OF GUESTS AND SHALL
 INCLUDE  AN APARTMENT HOTEL, A MOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE OR CLUB, WHETHER OR
 NOT MEALS ARE SERVED.
   (B) "HOMELESS SHELTER" SHALL MEAN  A  SPECIFIC  FACILITY  OPERATED  OR
 FUNDED  BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, WHOLLY
 OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR OF   A    CHARITABLE
 ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF
 HOUSING  FOR  HOMELESS  PERSONS,  WHICH  MAY INCLUDE  OTHER  NON-HOUSING
 SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  DINING,  RECREATIONAL,  SANITARY,
 SOCIAL, MEDICAL AND MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES.
   (C) "VULNERABLE PERSON" SHALL MEAN A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR A LAWFUL
 PERMANENT  RESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  THAT IS ONE OR MORE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) A VETERAN WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNIFORMED  SERVICES  OF
 THE UNITED STATES, OR IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OR
 SERVICE  AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, COMMIS-
 SIONED OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11447-01-3

 S. 7009                             2
 
 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, CADET AT A UNITED STATES
 ARMED FORCES SERVICE ACADEMY,  AND  WHO  HAS  BEEN  RELEASED  FROM  SUCH
 SERVICE UNDER OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE CONDITIONS;
   (II)  A  PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD OR OVER THE AGE OF
 SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD;
   (III) A PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY;
   (IV) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
   (V) A PREGNANT WOMAN; OR
   (VI) A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH A MINOR CHILD AND WHOSE INCOME OF  SUCH
 PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.
   2. NO HOTEL OR HOMELESS SHELTER SHALL DISPLACE A VULNERABLE PERSON WHO
 RESIDES  IN  SUCH  HOTEL OR HOMELESS SHELTER AS HIS OR HER PRIMARY RESI-
 DENCE, WHETHER SUCH RESIDENCE IS PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY, FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF HOUSING A NON-UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR NON-LAWFUL PERMANENT  RESIDENT
 OF THE UNITED STATES.
   3.  NOTHING  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A HOTEL FROM DISPLACING A
 VULNERABLE PERSON FOR FAILURE TO PAY A RATE OF CHARGES  FOR  LODGING  OR
 OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HOTEL.
   4.  NO  HOTEL  SHALL  INCREASE  THE  RATE OF CHARGES FOR LODGING FOR A
 VULNERABLE PERSON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OR PROMISE OF A  HIGHER  RATE  OF
 CHARGES  TO  LODGE  A  NON-UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR NON-LAWFUL PERMANENT
 RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
   5. (A) A HOTEL OR HOMELESS SHELTER THAT VIOLATES  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS SECTION MAY BE FINED UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.
   (B)  A  HOTEL  THAT  VIOLATES  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION MAY BE
 FINED UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY THE HOTEL IS IN VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Sponsored By

Rob Rolison

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

co-Sponsors

Bill Weber

Mario R. Mattera

Thomas F. O'Mara

Robert G. Ortt

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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