New York A 6096: Requires quarterly inspections of homeless shelters

Status: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6096

Sponsors: Demond Meeks, Anna Kelles, Tony Simone, William Colton, Zohran Mamdani

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A06096 Summary:

BILL NOA06096 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04474

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SPONSORMeeks

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COSPNSRSimone, Colton, Kelles, Mamdani

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §20, Soc Serv L

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Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.

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BILL NOA06096 

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02/26/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6096

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS, SIMONE, COLTON, KELLES, MAMDANI -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring quar-
 terly inspections of homeless shelters

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

 1 Section 1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. The office of temporary and disability assistance shall promulgate
 4 rules and regulations requiring that the department, or a local social
 5 services district where appropriate, shall each year conduct a minimum
 6 of four full unannounced inspections of each facility which is used to
 7 shelter homeless persons within the state, with at least one full
 8 inspection performed each quarter.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08747-01-5

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