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A02502 Summary:

BILL NOA02502 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDavila (MS)

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COSPNSRCunningham

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MLTSPNSRBrabenec, DiPietro, Fitzpatrick, Friend, Manktelow, McDonough, Tague, Walsh

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Add §131-cc, amd §153, Soc Serv L

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Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

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BILL NOA02502 

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01/17/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2502

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DAVILA, CUNNINGHAM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. BRABENEC, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH,
 TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social
 Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to home stability
 support programs

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 2 131-cc to read as follows:
 3 § 131-cc. Home stability support program. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any
 4 other provision of law to the contrary, each local social services
 5 district shall provide a shelter supplement to eligible individuals and
 6 families to prevent eviction and address homelessness in accordance with
 7 this section.
 8 (b) For the purposes of this section:
 9 (i) "homeless" shall mean the lack of a fixed, regular, and adequate
 10 nighttime residence; having a primary nighttime residence that is a
 11 public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular
 12 sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, aban-
 13 doned building, bus or train station, airport or campground or other
 14 places not meant for human habitation; living in a supervised publicly
 15 or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living
 16 arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by federal, state or
 17 local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable
 18 organizations, congregate shelters, or transitional housing); exiting an
 19 institution where they resided and will lack a regular fixed and
 20 adequate nighttime residence upon release or discharge; or are an unac-
 21 companied youth and homeless family with children and youth defined as
 22 homeless under either this paragraph or federal statute who have experi-
 23 enced a long-term period without living independently in permanent hous-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04569-01-5

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 1 ing; have experienced persistent instability as measured by frequent
 2 moves; and can be expected to continue in such status for an extended
 3 period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health
 4 or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic
 5 violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a
 6 disability, or multiple barriers to employment, or other dangerous or
 7 life-threatening conditions, including conditions that relate to
 8 violence against an individual or a family member; and
 9 (ii) "imminent loss of housing" shall mean having received a verified
 10 rent demand or a petition for eviction; having received a court order
 11 resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family
 12 that they must leave their housing; facing loss of housing due to
 13 hazardous conditions, including but not limited to asbestos, lead expo-
 14 sure, mold, and radon; having a primary nighttime residence that is a
 15 room in a hotel or motel and lack the resources necessary to stay;
 16 facing loss of the primary nighttime residence, which may include living
 17 in the home of another household, where the owner or renter of the hous-
 18 ing will not allow the individual or family to stay, provided further,
 19 that an assertion from an individual or family member alleging such loss
 20 of housing or homelessness shall be suff