New York A 5978: Requires a certain percentage of affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities

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A05978 Summary:

BILL NOA05978 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRLemondes, DeStefano, Giglio, Hawley

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MLTSPNSRNorber, Palmesano

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Add §19-b, St Fin L

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Requires affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities, with each group receiving five percent of such affordable housing.

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BILL NOA05978 

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02/25/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5978

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring a
 certain percentage of affordable housing funded by the state be used
 for veterans and people with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 19-b to read as follows:
 3 § 19-b. Affordable housing; veterans and people with disabilities. 1.
 4 For purposes of this section:
 5 (a) the term "construction project" shall mean construction work
 6 involving or including any construction associated with the creation or
 7 rehabilitation of residential dwelling units or manufactured home parks
 8 done under contract which is paid for in whole or in part out of public
 9 funds.
 10 (b) the term "paid for in whole or in part out of public funds" shall
 11 have the same meaning as defined in section two hundred twenty-four-a of
 12 the labor law.
 13 (c) the term "veteran" shall have the same meaning as defined in
 14 section one of the veterans' services law.
 15 2. Any construction project undertaken in this state shall include a
 16 minimum of five percent of all affordable dwelling units or manufactured
 17 home park lots be the primary residence of a veteran.
 18 3. Any construction project undertaken in this state shall include a
 19 minimum of five percent of all affordable dwelling units or manufactured
 20 home park lots be the primary residence of a person with disabilities.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09584-01-5

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