New York Senate Bill 8652

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-26 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
Pending: Senate Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relates to emergency rental assistance; prohibits the requirement that a court proceeding has been initiated against an individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance (Part A); removes the requirement that rent arrears be repaid (Part B); makes certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status (Part C); authorizes emergency assistance to cover rent arrears for up to twelve months; provides that when any emergency assistance is used to cover rent arrears from a funding source that requires local cost sharing, the local cost of such assistance shall be fifty percent of the total emergency assistance (Part D).

Relates to emergency rental assistance; prohibits the requirement that a court proceeding has been initiated against an individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance (Part A); removes the requirement that rent arrears be repaid (Part B); makes certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status (Part C); authorizes emergency assistance to cover rent arrears for up to twelve months; provides that when any emergency assistance is used to cover rent arrears from a funding source that requires local cost sharing, the local cost of such assistance shall be fifty percent of the total emergency assistance (Part D).

Sen. Brian Kavanagh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-26	Senate	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8652
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08652&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08652