New York A 10451: Relates to payments for personal protective equipment for home and community based long term care services

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A10451 Summary:

BILL NOA10451 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S04885

&nbsp

SPONSORForrest

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Ren Art 10 §§100 & 101 to be Art 11 §§110 & 111, add Art 10 §§100 - 104, Civ Rts L

&nbsp

Establishes a bill of rights for the unhoused; provides that no person shall be denied certain rights because of a state of homelessness nor shall such persons be harassed, cited, fined, or arrested by law enforcement, security personnel, public employees, or private citizens for the exercise of certain rights; describes rights; provides for a bill of benefits of the unhoused for the free provision of a postal address and the right to juridical services to ensure protection from the violation of their protected rights; requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to create a pamphlet of such rights; makes related provisions.

Go to top A10451 Actions:

BILL NOA10451 

&nbsp

03/06/2026referred to governmental operations

Go to topA10451 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA10451 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10451 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10451

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to establishing a bill
 of rights for unhoused persons

 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 "bill of rights of the unhoused".
 3 § 2. Article 10 and sections 100 and 101 of the civil rights law, as
 4 renumbered by chapter 263 of the laws of 2019, are renumbered article 11
 5 and sections 110 and 111, and a new article 10 is added to read as
 6 follows:
 7 ARTICLE 10
 8 BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE UNHOUSED
 9 Section 100. Definitions.
 10 101. Bill of rights of the unhoused.
 11 102. Bill of benefits of the unhoused.
 12 103. Mechanisms.
 13 104. Remedies.
 14 § 100. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following
 15 terms shall have the following meanings:
 16 1. "Homeless" shall mean an undomiciled household which is unable to
 17 secure permanent and habitable housing without special assistance,
 18 including but not limited to households temporarily residing in emergen-
 19 cy shelters, transitional facilities, hotels/motels, or substandard
 20 conditions.
 21 2. "Household" shall mean a single individual or family, including
 22 couples without dependent children.
 23 § 101. Bill of rights of the unhoused. No person shall have the
 24 following rights denied or abridged as the result of their being in a
 25 state of homelessness, nor shall they be harassed, cited, fined, or
 26 arrested by law enforcement, security personnel, public employees, or
 27 private citizen for the exercise of the following rights:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09610-01-5

 A. 10451 2

 1 (a) the right to use of and free movement in public spaces including
 2 sidewalks, parks, transportation services, and buildings without harass-
 3 ment or intimidation from law enforcement officers;
 4 (b) the right to receive medical and dental care for preventative,
 5 clinical, rehabilitative, interventional, and emergency purposes,
 6 including care intended to maintain or improve mental hygiene, or
 7 intended to assist in escape from addiction or treat conditions related
 8 to substance abuse;
 9 (c) the right to occupy a legally owned motor vehicle or recreational
 10 vehicle legally parked on public property;
 11 (d) the right to solicit, share, accept, or offer food, drink, money,
 12 or other donations in public spaces;
 13 (e) the right to vote at their local polling place, to register to
 14 vote, and to receive documentation necessary to prove identity for
 15 voting without discrimination due to the lack of a permanent address;
 16 (f) the right not to face discrimination while seeking housing due to
 17 the lack of a permanent address;
 18 (g) the right to have their records and personal information protected
 19 from disclosure withou