New York S 836: Enacts the "migrant home rule transfer and transparency act"
Status: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (as of 2026-01-07)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 836
Sponsors: James Tedisco, Alexis Weik, Dean Murray, George Borrello, Mario Mattera, Nathalia Fernandez, Pamela Helming, Peter Oberacker, Robert Ortt
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Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S00836 Summary: BILL NOS00836   SAME ASSAME AS A01759   SPONSORTEDISCO   COSPNSRBORRELLO, FERNANDEZ, HELMING, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, ORTT, WEIK   MLTSPNSR     Prohibits a municipality from relocating migrants from such municipality to another municipality in New York unless and until a resolution authorizing the relocation has been adopted by the governing bodies of both the municipality to which the migrants are to be relocated and the county in which the receiving municipality is located; mandates written notice prior to location; provides for a fine for violations. Go to top S00836 Actions: BILL NOS00836   01/08/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT 01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT Go to topS00836 Committee Votes: Go to topS00836 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topS00836 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 836 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, FERNANDEZ, HELMING, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, ORTT, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT in relation to prohibiting the relocation of migrants from one municipality to another municipality unless and until a resolution authorizing the relocation has been adopted by the governing bodies of both the receiving municipality where the migrants are to be relocated and the county in which the receiving municipality is located 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 referred to as the 2 "migrant home rule transfer and transparency act". 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, rule or regulation to the 4 contrary, no municipality shall relocate migrants from such municipality 5 for the purpose of permanent or temporary housing to another munici- 6 pality in New York unless and until a resolution authorizing the relo- 7 cation has been adopted by the governing bodies of both the receiving 8 municipality and the county in which the receiving municipality is 9 located. Prior to the actual physical relocation of the migrants, the 10 relocating municipality shall provide at least thirty days written 11 notice to the receiving municipality of the impending relocation of such 12 individuals. 13 § 3. As used in this act: 14 (i) "municipality" means a city, town, village or hamlet in New York 15 state; 16 (ii) "receiving municipality" means the municipality to which the 17 migrants are to be transported; and 18 (iii) "relocating municipality" means the municipality in which the 19 migrants are currently housed and from which the migrants are to be 20 relocated. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02784-01-5 S. 836 2 1 § 4. A violation of the provisions of this act shall be punishable by 2 a fine in the amount of $1,000 per migrant, per day, payable to the 3 comptroller of the state of New York. 4 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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