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NY A00745
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Prohibits homeless individuals and families from being required to pay room and board or contribute any income, benefits, or resources as a condition of receiving temporary housing assistance
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Applies to a wide range of temporary housing types including family shelters, adult shelters, cluster site apartments, hotels, domestic violence shelters, runaway youth shelters, veterans housing, and safe houses for refugees and trafficking victims
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Establishes civil penalties of up to $500 per violation for temporary housing providers found collecting prohibited payments from shelter residents
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Requires providers to return any funds collected in violation of the law to the affected recipients
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Allows the department to disqualify repeat violators (five or more violations within one year) from receiving public funding for up to five years, with a process for providers to apply for reinstatement
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Repeals Section 36-c of the social services law and takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/7/2026