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NY A00334

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2021

Primary Sponsor

Stacey Pheffer Amato

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits new homeless housing construction from placing beds for homeless individuals within six feet of one another
  • Requires individuals temporarily placed in hotels, motels, or apartments by local social services due to COVID-19 to not return to homeless housing until at least six feet of spacing between beds is ensured
  • Defines "homeless housing" to include family shelters, adult shelters, domestic violence shelters, runaway and youth shelters, safe houses for refugees, and other supervised public or private shelters providing temporary living arrangements
  • Defines "homeless person" as an undomiciled individual unable to secure permanent and stable housing without special assistance, as determined by the commissioner
  • Effective date is ninety days after the bill becomes law

Legislative Description

Requires social distancing room configurations in new homeless housing constructions; provides any individual placed in a hotel, motel or apartment by local social services in response to COVID-19 shall not be permitted to return until such housing has ensured appropriate distancing between beds of at least six-feet.

Last Action

referred to social services

1/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Social Services1/6/2021

Full Bill Text

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