New York A 1759: Enacts the "migrant home rule transfer and transparency act"

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A01759 Summary:

BILL NOA01759 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00836

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRWoerner, Sayegh, Blumencranz

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MLTSPNSR

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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.

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BILL NOA01759 

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01/14/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1759

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, WOERNER, SAYEGH, BLUMENCRANZ -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 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.
 21 § 4. A violation of the provisions of this act shall be punishable by
 22 a fine in the amount of $1,000 per migrant, per day, payable to the
 23 comptroller of the state of New York.
 24 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02784-01-5

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