New York A 838: Relates to creating a task force on affordable housing lotteries

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A00838 Summary:

BILL NOA00838A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04464-A

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRLevenberg, Jacobson, Otis, Santabarbara, Slater, Schiavoni, Kay, Bendett, Brabenec, DeStefano,
 Cashman, Reyes

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§854 & 856, Gen Muni L

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Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization.

Go to top A00838 Actions:

BILL NOA00838A

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01/08/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

04/21/2026amend and recommit to local governments

04/21/2026print number 838a

05/05/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.443

05/11/2026substituted by s4464a

&nbspS04464 AMEND=A MAYER

&nbsp02/05/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1149

&nbsp05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/29/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/29/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/29/2025referred to local governments

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp02/10/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp02/10/2026PRINT NUMBER 4464A

&nbsp03/31/20261ST REPORT CAL.664

&nbsp04/01/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp04/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/22/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/22/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/22/2026referred to local governments

&nbsp05/11/2026substituted for a838a

&nbsp05/11/2026ordered to third reading cal.443

Go to topA00838 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Solages 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:14/6 Action: Favorable SolagesAyeBrownNay

RamosAyeFriendNay

WoernerAyeManktelowNay

JacobsonAyeGallahanNay

ClarkAyeSimpsonNay

ConradAyeBeephanNay

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA00838 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00838 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 838--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, LEVENBERG, JACOBSON, OTIS, SANTABARBARA,
 SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments in accordance
 with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the organiza-
 tion of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor
 organization

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

 1 Section 1. Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 3 (22) "Labor organization"--shall mean any organization which exists
 4 and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective
 5 bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or
 6 conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection and which
 7 is not a company union.
 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal law, as
 9 amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
 10 follows:
 11 2. (a) An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constitut-
 12 ing a public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by
 13 special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than
 14 three nor more than [seven] nine members who shall be appointed by the
 15 governing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure
 16 of the appointing authority.
 17 (b) Such members may include representatives of local government[,
 18 school boards, organized labor] and business, and shall at least include
 19 a representative of a local labor organization and either a school
 20 district superintendent or a representative of a school board. A member

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03309-05-6

 A. 838--A 2

 1 shall continue to hold office until [his] their successor is appointed
 2 and has qualified. The governing body of each munici