New York A 5504: Requires supportive housing to be disbursed throughout the boroughs of certain cities in proportion to the borough population

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A05504 Summary:

BILL NOA05504 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01219

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SPONSORHyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Requires, in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

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BILL NOA05504 

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02/14/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5504

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Housing

 AN ACT to require that the siting, construction and establishment of
 supportive housing facilities in cities having a population of one
 million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
 tion to the population of each such borough

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
 2 in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing
 3 facilities within each such city shall be sited, constructed and/or
 4 established throughout the boroughs of the city in proportion to each
 5 borough's population to the city's total population. Provided, however,
 6 that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the siting,
 7 construction or establishment of any supportive housing facility for
 8 which the appropriate community board or, if there be no community
 9 board, the appropriate neighborhood board shall have granted an
 10 exemption from such provisions.
 11 § 2. Supportive housing facilities sited, constructed and/or estab-
 12 lished in cities having a population of one million or more after the
 13 effective date of this act shall be located in those boroughs of the
 14 city which have the lowest concentration of such facilities in propor-
 15 tion to the borough population to the city's population.
 16 § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no
 17 supportive housing facility shall be sited, constructed or established
 18 within a city of one million or more unless the appropriate community
 19 board, or, if there be no community board, the appropriate neighborhood
 20 board shall have approved the siting, construction or establishment of
 21 such facility.
 22 § 4. For the purposes of this act, "supportive housing facility" means
 23 multiple residences operated by not-for-profit organizations and funded

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03229-01-5

 A. 5504 2

 1 by federal, state and municipal governments, which provide housing
 2 accommodations and support services to tenants having mental illness,
 3 trauma, abuse, chemical dependency and/or chronic illness; and shelters
 4 for the homeless, abused women and children, and veterans.
 5 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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