New York A 7585: Enacts the fair share for homeless shelters act

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A07585 Summary:

BILL NOA07585 

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SPONSORTapia

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Add Art 2-A Title 3 §§46 - 46-e, Soc Serv L

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Establishes an office of fair share enforcement to oversee compliance with fair share mandates for siting of homeless shelters; provides for fair distribution of homeless shelters across municipalities and community districts to best serve the homeless population; requires reporting; makes related provisions.

Go to top A07585 Actions:

BILL NOA07585 

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04/01/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7585

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the
 "fair share for homeless shelters act"

 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 may be cited as
 2 the "fair share for homeless shelters act".
 3 § 2. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 4 title 3 to read as follows:

 5 TITLE 3
 6 FAIR SHARE FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS
 7 Section 46. Definitions.
 8 46-a. Fair share mandate for homeless shelters.
 9 46-b. Office of fair share enforcement established.
 10 46-c. Enforcement and compliance measures.
 11 46-d. Emergency homeless shelter siting and fair share compli-
 12 ance.
 13 46-e. Public transparency and data access.
 14 § 46. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms
 15 shall have the following meanings:
 16 1. "Homeless shelter" means any facility providing temporary housing,
 17 emergency shelter, or transitional housing to individuals or families
 18 experiencing homelessness, operated by or under contract with a munici-
 19 pal entity or nonprofit organization.
 20 2. "Office of fair share enforcement" or "office" means the office of
 21 fair share enforcement established pursuant to section forty-six-b of
 22 this title.
 23 3. "Shelter-to-population ratio" means the number of shelter beds per
 24 one thousand residents in a municipality, community district, or portion
 25 thereof.
 26 4. "Overburdened district" means any municipality or community
 27 district where the shelter-to-population ratio is among the highest

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11211-01-5

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 1 twenty percent statewide and exceeds the state average by fifty percent
 2 or more.
 3 5. "Under-contributing municipality or community district" means any
 4 municipality or community district where the shelter-to-population ratio
 5 is in the lowest twenty percent statewide and below fifty percent of the
 6 state average.
 7 6. "Municipality" means any village, town, city or county; provided,
 8 however, that the term "municipality" shall not include the city of New
 9 York or any portion thereof.
 10 7. "Community district" means a community district in the city of New
 11 York.
 12 8. "Emergency homeless shelter" means a temporary homeless shelter
 13 established in response to a crisis, including but not limited to asylum
 14 seeker arrivals, extreme weather conditions, or public health emergen-
 15 cies.
 16 § 46-a. Fair share mandate for homeless shelters. 1. Every munici-
 17 pality or community district with a population exceeding fifty thousand
 18 shall provide shelter capacity proportional to its population of home-
 19 less persons as determined by the office of fair share enforcement. No
 20 municipality or community district shall prohibit the siting of homeless
 21 shelters within such municipality or community district if such munici-
 22 pality or community district is designated as an under-contributing
 23 municipality or community district by the office.
 24 2. (a) No new homeless shelter shall be sited in an overburdened
 25 district unless:
 26 (i) such overburdened district pr