New York A 8412: Enacts "Destini Smothers' law"; requires collaboration between law enforcement agencies in missing persons investigations and provides support for relatives of such missing persons

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A08412 Summary:

BILL NOA08412D

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SAME ASSAME AS S08311-A

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRLucas, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §402-h, Pub Hous L

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Relates to succession rights for tenants of New York city housing authority properties.

Go to top A08412 Actions:

BILL NOA08412D

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05/14/2025referred to housing

05/19/2025amend (t) and recommit to housing

05/19/2025print number 8412a

05/29/2025amend (t) and recommit to housing

05/29/2025print number 8412b

06/02/2025amend and recommit to housing

06/02/2025print number 8412c

06/05/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/06/2025reported referred to rules

06/09/2025reported 

06/09/2025rules report cal.532

06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.532

06/10/2025amended on third reading 8412d

06/16/2025substituted by s8311a

&nbspS08311 AMEND=A KAVANAGH

&nbsp05/30/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

&nbsp06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

&nbsp06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 8311A

&nbsp06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1926

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8412d

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.532

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/16/2025SIGNED CHAP.438

Go to topA08412 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:35/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

AndersonAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyExcused

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08412 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08412 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8412--D
 R. R. 532

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Housing -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
 said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- reference changed to the Committee on
 Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --
 ordered to a third reading -- amended on the special order of third
 reading, ordered reprinted as amended, retaining its place on the
 special order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to succession rights
 for New York city housing authority properties

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

 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 2 402-h to read as follows:
 3 § 402-h. Succession rights. 1. The policies and procedures of the New
 4 York city housing authority include, and shall continue to include,
 5 policies and procedures allowing individuals to claim succession rights
 6 to public housing units in properties owned and operated by the New York
 7 city housing authority upon the permanent departure or death of the
 8 tenant of record from the unit.
 9 2. The New York city housing authori