| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2025 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S5541
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 50th Senate District
2025-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1779
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §25, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S5911, A6740
2025-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5541
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to broadband access
in the New York state low-income housing tax credit program
PURPOSE:
To enhance the development of low-income housing with access to high-
speed broadband internet service.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 25 of the public housing law
to include commitments to provide access to high-speed broadband inter-
net service in the project scoring criteria for the state low-income
housing tax credit program.
Section 2: Sets Effective Date.
2025-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5541
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 24, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 broadband access
in the New York state low-income housing tax credit program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 25 of the public housing law, as
added by section 1 of part CC of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, is
amended to read as follows:
1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
to administer the provisions of this act. TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH RULES
AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISH PROJECT SCORING AND RANKING CRITERIA, SUCH
SCORING AND RANKING CRITERIA SHALL INCLUDE THE COMMITMENT TO USE END-TO-
END FIBER-OPTIC ARCHITECTURE FOR THE DELIVERY OF BROADBAND SERVICE AS A
PREFERENCE IN THE EVALUATION OF PROJECT APPLICATIONS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04721-01-5
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