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NY A00027
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Burdick
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AI Summary
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Requires counties, cities, towns, and villages to include a housing needs assessment in their comprehensive plans using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) median income calculations
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Mandates assessments address housing needs across five income levels: at or below 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), 31-50% AMI, 51-60% AMI, 61-80% AMI, and 81-100% AMI
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Amends the general municipal law, general city law, town law, and village law to add housing needs assessment requirements to existing comprehensive plan provisions
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Adds a technical correction creating an article heading titled "Zoning and Planning" in the general city law
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Requires municipalities to include an Affordable Housing Needs Assessment to establish a data-based foundation for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the municipality, utilizing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development median income calculations, in their comprehensive plans.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026