New York A 4669: Authorizes orders of protection to provide for home and personal security devices and order the respondent to cover the costs associated with security devices

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A04669 Summary:

BILL NOA04669 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06772

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRBores, Simon, Davila, Gonzalez-Rojas, Dinowitz, Shrestha, Rosenthal, Paulin, Hunter, Raga, Forrest,
 Simone, Kelles, Epstein, Clark, McDonough, Burdick, Mitaynes, Carroll R, Meeks, Taylor, Seawright,
 Walker, Benedetto, Kim, Hyndman, Zaccaro, Novakhov, Gibbs, Cruz, Levenberg, Glick, De Los Santos,
 Stirpe, Reyes, Jacobson, Hevesi, Otis, Shimsky, Septimo, Gallagher, Bronson, Cunningham,
 Chandler-Waterman, Jackson, Weprin, Tapia, Ramos, Alvarez, Zinerman, Eachus, Woerner, Anderson,
 Valdez, Romero, McDonald, Lee, Moreno, Bichotte Hermelyn, Steck

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 29 §§827 - 831, Exec L; amd §§701, 711, 713, 713-a, 715, 731, 745, 746 & 749, RPAP L; add §§235-k &
235-l, RP L

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Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.

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BILL NOA04669 

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4669

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, BORES, SIMON, DAVILA, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
 DINOWITZ, SHRESTHA, ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, HUNTER, RAGA, FORREST, SIMONE,
 KELLES, EPSTEIN, CLARK, McDONOUGH, BURDICK, MAMDANI, MITAYNES,
 R. CARROLL, MEEKS, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, BENEDETTO, KIM, HYNDMAN,
 ZACCARO, NOVAKHOV, GIBBS, CRUZ, LEVENBERG, GLICK, DE LOS SANTOS,
 STIRPE, REYES, JACOBSON, HEVESI, OTIS, SHIMSKY, SEPTIMO, GALLAGHER,
 BRONSON, CUNNINGHAM, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, JACKSON, WEPRIN, TAPIA, RAMOS,
 ALVAREZ, ZINERMAN, EACHUS, WOERNER, ANDERSON -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the real property actions and
 proceedings law and the real property law, in relation to establishing
 the New York state office of civil representation to provide a right
 to counsel in eviction proceedings

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. Eviction proceedings have a
 2 profoundly disparate impact on low-income individuals and given this
 3 disparate impact, it is imperative that these individuals be provided
 4 legal representation in legal proceedings that put their housing at
 5 risk.
 6 There is a fundamental human right to adequate housing accommodations.
 7 Safe, secure, and accessible housing is essential to achieving equal
 8 access to all other fundamental needs. Without housing, individuals and
 9 families too often cannot preserve family integrity, gain employment or
 10 other income, or enjoy access to healthcare, proper nutrition, and
 11 education.
 12 Eviction proceedings and displacement as a result of evictions have a
 13 disparate impact on low-income individuals and particularly on low-in-
 14 come people of color, who are disproportionately the respondents in
 15 eviction proceedings.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07730-01-5

 A. 4669 2

 1 Representation of people who are at risk of losing their homes in
 2 legal proceedings preserves access to housing and ensures compliance
 3 with laws protecting people's rights in such proceedings. Abrupt, unwar-
 4 ranted, or unlawful evictions disrupt lives and livelihoods, force
 5 people to find housing in a market with a severe shortage of affordable
 6 housing and often significantly increases the risk of homelessness. The
 7 short- and long-term effects of housing instability are devastating to
 8 individuals and families and can affect physical and mental health,
 9 employment and education. Providing a right to counsel to individuals
 10 who are most at risk of housing instability not only protects individ-
 11 uals and families from these devastating effects, it saves public funds
 12 that would otherwise be spent on shelters and