New York A 1704: Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program

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A01704 Summary:

BILL NOA01704 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00072

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRHunter, Meeks, Dinowitz, Lupardo, Ramos, Glick, Bichotte Hermelyn, Kelles, Mitaynes, Simon, Kim,
 Davila, Gallagher, Cruz, Levenberg, Weprin, Bronson, Seawright, Gonzalez-Rojas, Paulin, Hevesi,
 Walker, Reyes, Colton, Carroll R, Taylor, Jackson, Lee, Rozic, Epstein, Jacobson, Mamdani, Clark,
 Forrest, Otis, Anderson, Zinerman, Septimo, Dilan, Bores, Lunsford, Shrestha, Burdick, Simone,
 Chandler-Waterman, Tapia, Benedetto, De Los Santos, Gibbs, Lucas, Raga, Shimsky, Alvarez,
 Cunningham, Fall, Barrett, Romero, Lasher, Torres, Valdez, Zaccaro, Griffin, Burroughs, Wright,
 Woerner, Kay, Wieder, Stirpe, Santabarbara, Kassay, Dais, McDonald, Steck

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MLTSPNSRCook

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Add Art 14-A §§605 - 623, Pub Hous L

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Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

Go to top A01704 Actions:

BILL NOA01704 

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01/14/2025referred to housing

02/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA01704 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HOUSING Chair:Rosenthal 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:24/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means RosenthalAyeNovakhovAye

CookAyeFitzpatrickAye

KimAyeBrown K Nay

WalkerAyeBrown EANay

Bichotte HermelExcusedBrook-KrasnyAye

DavilaAyeChangAye

EpsteinAyeMaherAye

EichensteinAyeNorberNay

MeeksAye

BurdickAye

RiveraAye

JacksonAye

KellesAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

DaisAye

TorresAye

Go to topA01704 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01704 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1704

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, HUNTER, MEEKS, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO,
 RAMOS, GLICK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, KELLES, MITAYNES, SIMON, KIM, DAVILA,
 GALLAGHER, CRUZ, LEVENBERG, WEPRIN, BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, GONZALEZ-RO-
 JAS, PAULIN, HEVESI, WALKER, REYES, COLTON, R. CARROLL, TAYLOR, JACK-
 SON, LEE, ROZIC, EPSTEIN, JACOBSON, MAMDANI, CLARK, FORREST, OTIS,
 ANDERSON, ZINERMAN, SEPTIMO, DILAN, BORES, LUNSFORD, SHRESTHA,
 BURDICK, SIMONE, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, TAPIA, BENEDETTO, DE LOS SANTOS,
 GIBBS, LUCAS, RAGA, SHIMSKY, ALVAREZ, CUNNINGHAM, FALL, BARRETT --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing the
 housing access voucher program

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

 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
 2 14-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 14-A
 4 HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
 5 Section 605. Legislative findings.
 6 606. Definitions.
 7 607. Housing access voucher program.
 8 608. Eligibility.
 9 609. Funding allocation and distribution.
 10 610. Payment of housing vouchers.
 11 611. Leases and tenancy.
 12 612. Rental obligation.
 13 613. Monthly assistance payment.
 14 614. Inspection of units.
 15 615. Rent.
 16 616. Vacated units.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00017-01-5

 A. 1704 2

 1 617. Leasing of units owned by a housing access voucher local
 2 administrator.
 3 618. Verification of income.
 4 619. Division of an assisted family.
 5 620. Maintenance of effort.
 6 621. Vouchers statewide.
 7 622. Applicable codes.
 8 623. Housing choice.
 9 § 605. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that it is in the
 10 public interest of the state to ensure that individuals and families are
 11 not rendered homeless because of an inability to pay the cost of hous-
 12 ing, and to aid individuals and families who are homeless or face an
 13 imminent loss of housing in obtaining and