New York A 5409: Relates to not-for-profits' use of certain residential dwellings

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A05409 Summary:

BILL NOA05409 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05925

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SPONSORRaga

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COSPNSRSimon, Hevesi

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §17, Soc Serv L

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Requires local social services districts distribute shelter information specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming persons on the district's website and as pamphlets at intake shelters.

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BILL NOA05409 

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02/13/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5409

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring local
 social services districts distribute shelter information specifically
 for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming
 persons

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

 1 Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision (m) to read as follows:
 3 (m) require all local social services districts to provide information
 4 including resources and accommodations for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
 5 transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals on their shelter
 6 webpage and as a pamphlet provided to intake shelters. Such information
 7 shall:
 8 (i) specify where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender
 9 non-conforming individuals should go if they are looking to be housed in
 10 a shelter.
 11 (ii) include whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender
 12 non-conforming shelter beds are an option in their municipality and, if
 13 there are no such shelter beds, the agency shall list resources of near-
 14 by non-profits or other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender
 15 non-conforming shelter options within the municipality.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 17 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04143-01-5

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