senate Bill S568A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2023 print number 568b
May 25, 2023 amend and recommit to finance
Jan 31, 2023 reported and committed to finance
Jan 25, 2023 print number 568a
Jan 25, 2023 amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development
Jan 05, 2023 referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

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Jan 31, 2023 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

S568A
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committee
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
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Absent
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Excused
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Abstained
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Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Jan 31, 2023

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S568 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4021
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§605 - 623, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7628
2021-2022: S2804

S568 - Summary

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

S568 - Sponsor Memo

S568 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    568
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAVANAGH, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   COONEY, GIANARIS,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,
   KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MANNION, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD,
   RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing the
   housing access voucher program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
 14-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                      HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
 SECTION 605. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         606. DEFINITIONS.
         607. HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.
         608. ELIGIBILITY.
         609. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
         610. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS.
         611. LEASES AND TENANCY.
         612. RENTAL OBLIGATION.
         613. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
         614. INSPECTION OF UNITS.
         615. RENT.
         616. VACATED UNITS.
         617. LEASING OF UNITS OWNED BY A HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  LOCAL
                ADMINISTRATOR.
         618. VERIFICATION OF INCOME.
         619. DIVISION OF AN ASSISTED FAMILY.
         620. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01985-01-3

Co-Sponsors

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S568A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4021
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§605 - 623, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7628
2021-2022: S2804

S568A - Summary

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

S568A - Sponsor Memo

S568A - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  568--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAVANAGH, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   COONEY, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SI-
   GAL, JACKSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, MANNION, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARK-
   ER,  PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUF-
   IS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and  Community
   Development  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing  the
   housing access voucher program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  article
 14-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                      HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
 SECTION 605. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         606. DEFINITIONS.
         607. HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.
         608. ELIGIBILITY.
         609. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
         610. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS.
         611. LEASES AND TENANCY.
         612. RENTAL OBLIGATION.
         613. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
         614. INSPECTION OF UNITS.
         615. RENT.
         616. VACATED UNITS.
         617. LEASING  OF  UNITS  OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL
                ADMINISTRATOR.
         618. VERIFICATION OF INCOME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01985-02-3

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S568B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4021
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§605 - 623, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7628
2021-2022: S2804

S568B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

S568B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S568B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  568--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  BAILEY,  BRISPORT, BROUK, CHU, CLEARE,
   COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS,  GONZALEZ,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,
   HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, MANNION, MAY,
   MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN, SALAZAR,  SANDERS,
   SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and  Community  Development  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing  the
   housing access voucher program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  article
 14-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                      HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
 SECTION 605. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         606. DEFINITIONS.
         607. HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.
         608. ELIGIBILITY.
         609. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
         610. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS.
         611. LEASES AND TENANCY.
         612. RENTAL OBLIGATION.
         613. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
         614. INSPECTION OF UNITS.
         615. RENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01985-04-3

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