NY S07436 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on April 16 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-16 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 16 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-16 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
Title
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Same As/Similar To
A00162 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - referred to judiciary
