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Assembly Bill A6493

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that all public housing contracts entered into by the division of housing and community renewal and municipal housing authorities be disclosed on the division of housing and community renewal's website

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2025-A6493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9831

2025-A6493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all public housing contracts entered into by the division of housing and community renewal and municipal housing authorities be disclosed on the division of housing and community renewal's website so that such public housing contracts are available to the public.

2025-A6493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6493
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  public  housing  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   contracts  entered  into  by  the  division  of  housing and community
   renewal and municipal housing authorities be available to the public

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLICLY DISCLOSE ON THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
 AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL'S  WEBSITE  ALL PUBLIC HOUSING CONTRACTS ENTERED
 INTO BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  AND  MUNICIPAL
 HOUSING AUTHORITIES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06989-01-5

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