New York A 9206: Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act of 2025

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A09206 Summary:

BILL NOA09206 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05805

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRRosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §720, Exec L

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Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act which will create an emergency assistance program for undocumented individuals impacted by a natural disaster.

Go to top A09206 Actions:

BILL NOA09206 

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11/03/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09206 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9206

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 community disaster relief and recovery act of 2025

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "community disaster relief and recovery act of 2025".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 720 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 720. Community disaster relief and recovery fund program for non-ci-
 6 tizens. 1. There is hereby established the community disaster relief
 7 and recovery fund program for non-citizens to be administered by the
 8 division of homeland security and emergency services, in conjunction
 9 with the New York state office for new Americans. Such program shall be
 10 administered in accordance with the guidelines under the Major Disaster
 11 Declaration for Remnants of Hurricane Ida 4615-DR-NY for storm survivors
 12 who are not able to receive financial assistance through other means,
 13 including but not limited to, the federal emergency management agency's
 14 individual assistance program, due to citizenship status.
 15 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 16 the following meanings:
 17 (a) "Applicant" means an individual or household who has applied for
 18 assistance pursuant to this section.
 19 (b) "Citizen" means a person born in one of the fifty states, the
 20 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or the
 21 Northern Mariana Islands, or a person born outside of the U.S. to at
 22 least one U.S. parent or a naturalized citizen.
 23 (c) "Disaster" means a natural disaster or storm that results in the
 24 declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the state or by the
 25 federal government.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10393-01-5

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 1 (d) "Displaced" means the applicant is unable to reside in the disas-
 2 ter damaged residence because it is uninhabitable, meaning it is not
 3 safe, sanitary, or fit to occupy or because it is inaccessible due to
 4 surrounding damage or restrictions placed by government officials.
 5 (e) "Financial assistance" means money provided to applicants to meet
 6 necessary expenses and serious needs as a result of the disaster.
 7 (f) "Household" means all persons, including adults and minors, who
 8 lived in the pre-disaster residence who request assistance, as well as
 9 any persons, such as infants, spouse, or part-time residents who were
 10 not present at the time of the disaster, but who are expected to return
 11 during the assistance period.
 12 (g) "Necessary expense" means a cost associated with acquiring an
 13 item, obtaining a service, or paying for any other activity that meets a
 14 serious need.
 15 (h) "Non-citizen national" means a person born in an outlying
 16 possession of the U.S., including but not limited to American Samoa or
 17 Swains Island, on or after the date the U.S. acquired the possession, or
 18 a person whose parents are U.S. non-citizen nationals. All U.S. citi-
 19 zens are U.S. nationals, but not every U.S. national is a U.S. citizen.
 20 (i) "Qualified noncitizen" means a person: (i) with legal permanent
 21 residence, including having a green card, refugee or asylum status,
 22 withholding of