New York S 9734: Relates to the contents, and adjudication, of notices of violation returnable to a parking violations bureau and increase certain fines

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S09734 Summary:

BILL NOS09734 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00501

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §131-ww, amd §§131-w & 131-r, Soc Serv L

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Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.

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BILL NOS09734 

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9734

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the payment of
 shelter and rent arrears

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 2 131-ww to read as follows:
 3 § 131-ww. Shelter arrears. 1. Applicants may receive an emergency
 4 grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears once every
 5 year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional
 6 shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circum-
 7 stances.
 8 2. In an application for an allowance to pay shelter arrears, an
 9 applicant shall not be required to demonstrate an ability to repay shel-
 10 ter expenses, rent, property taxes, or mortgage payments going forward,
 11 nor shall a district consider an applicant's ability to make payments
 12 under any repayment agreement.
 13 3. Unrepaid shelter expenses shall have no bearing on an applicant's
 14 eligibility to receive additional loans.
 15 4. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations consistent with this
 16 section.
 17 § 2. Section 131-w of the social services law, as added by chapter 41
 18 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
 19 § 131-w. Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall
 20 not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes or mortgage
 21 arrears for persons not eligible for home relief, aid to dependent chil-
 22 dren, emergency assistance to needy families with children or emergency
 23 assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons, except to persons who
 24 are without income or resources immediately available to meet the emer-
 25 gency need[,] and whose gross household income does not exceed [one
 26 hundred twenty-five] two hundred percent of the federal income official
 27 poverty line [and who sign a repayment agreement agreeing to repay the
 28 assistance in a period not to exceed twelve months. The districts shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01309-01-5

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 1 enforce the repayment agreements by any legal method available to a
 2 creditor, in addition to any rights it has pursuant to this chapter].
 3 The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section
 4 which shall, among other things, [establish standards for the contents
 5 of repayment agreements and] establish standards to ensure that assist-
 6 ance is provided only in emergency circumstances.
 7 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 131-r of the social services law, as
 8 added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995 and as designated by chapter 340
 9 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 10 1. Any person who is receiving or has received, within the previous
 11 [ten] five years, public assistance pursuant to the provisions of this
 12 article, and who wins a lottery prize of [six hundred] twenty thousand
 13 dollars or more shall reimburse the department from the winnings, for
 14 all such public assistance benefits paid to such person during the
 15 previous [ten] five years; provided, however, that such crediting to the
 16 department shall in no