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NY A07585
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Yudelka Tapia
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Fair Share for Homeless Shelters Act" requiring municipalities and community districts with populations over 50,000 to provide homeless shelter capacity proportional to their homeless population
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Creates an Office of Fair Share Enforcement within the Department of Social Services to monitor shelter distribution, approve all shelter siting decisions, and enforce compliance statewide
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Defines "overburdened districts" as those with shelter-to-population ratios in the highest 20% statewide and 50% above state average; prohibits new shelters in these areas unless unique local need is demonstrated
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Authorizes the state to override local zoning regulations and reduce state housing/social services funding for municipalities that fail to comply within 6 months of receiving a corrective action order
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Requires a public online database of all shelter locations, capacities, and shelter-to-population ratios, plus annual compliance reports from every municipality and community district
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Establishes an office of fair share enforcement to oversee compliance with fair share mandates for siting of homeless shelters; provides for fair distribution of homeless shelters across municipalities and community districts to best serve the homeless population; requires reporting; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/7/2026