NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7859A

Senate Bill S7859A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket numbers

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 19, 2022	signed chap.385
Jul 11, 2022	delivered to governor
May 23, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.329 substituted for a8612a
May 16, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 09, 2022	amended on third reading 7859a
May 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022	1st report cal.822
Jan 12, 2022	referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

- May 16, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S7859A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 16, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brouk
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Apr 26, 2022 - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote
  S7859A
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022
      
      aye (10)
      
      Boyle
      
      Brisport
      
      Helming
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      Myrie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Martucci

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-S7859 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8612
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Add §402-f, Pub Hous L

2021-S7859 - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket numbers.

2021-S7859 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7859

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket
numbers

 
PURPOSE:

To provide transparency and accountability in regard to NYCHA operations

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

NYCHA will be responsible for creating an online database showing the
complaints made by residents. These ticket numbers/Complaints will be
viewable by the public, but will exclude personal information such as
the complainant's name, address, apartment number, etc.

Searchable ticket numbers will provide an individual, (1) what the
complaint is/was; (2) what actions have been taken on said complaint;

(3) whether the complaint is open or closed; (4) the status of the tick-
et number/complaint; (5) what are the next steps to be taken on each
complaint/ticket number; and (6) any other pertinent information as it
relates to the complaint.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

We have received a great deal of complaints from NYCHA residents that
their ticket numbers sent to NYCHA for repairs, and/or other complaints
have been closed without any action being taken, and/or the issue not
being resolved. We have received complaints, that no updates were
provided. Whenever we have tried to ask NYCHA for information on indi-
vidual ticket numbers, they are not forthcoming with this information.

For true accountability and transparency, there is no reason why NYCHA
can't create and maintain a database that will provide residents, and
the general public, with accessible knowledge of what is being
complained about, and the status of what is/was done to address these
issues. All private information, such as the complainant, and/or the
address/apartment number of the complainant will be withheld from the
viewable portion of the searchable ticket number. 311 and NYC DOT
provide updates on searchable ticket numbers, and there is no reason why
NYCHA should not do the same.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Legislation

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S7859 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7859
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
   York  city  housing  authority to have a searchable database of ticket
   numbers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 402-f to read as follows:
   § 402-F. SEARCHABLE TICKET DATABASE. 1.  WHEN RESIDENTS CALL AND  FILE
 COMPLAINTS  AND/OR  FILE  A  COMPLAINT  ONLINE  WITH  THE AUTHORITY, THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL ASSIGN THE COMPLAINT A TICKET  NUMBER.    THE  AUTHORITY
 SHALL THEN MAKE AVAILABLE THIS COMPLAINT AND CORRESPONDING TICKET NUMBER
 ON  THEIR  WEBSITE  AND  OVER  THE  PHONE  IN A PUBLIC DATABASE WHICH IS
 SEARCHABLE BY TICKET  NUMBER.    EACH  SEARCHABLE  TICKET  NUMBER  SHALL
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT;
   (B) CURRENT STATUS OF THE TICKET;
   (C) WHETHER OR NOT THE TICKET IS STILL OPEN OR CLOSED;
   (D) ANY AND ALL ACTION TAKEN ON THE COMPLAINT;
   (E) ANY AND ALL ACTION TAKEN TOWARDS SOLVING THE COMPLAINT;
   (F) NEXT STEPS TO BE TAKEN, IF KNOWN; AND
   (G)  ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE AUTHORITY CHOOSES TO PROVIDE ASIDE
 FROM THE MANDATORY INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   2. THE DATABASE SHALL EXCLUDE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS  APART-
 MENT NUMBERS, NAMES OF RESIDENTS, AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14083-04-1

2021-S7859A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8612
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Add §402-f, Pub Hous L

2021-S7859A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket numbers.

2021-S7859A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7859A

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket
numbers

 
PURPOSE:

To provide transparency and accountability in regard to NYCHA operations

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

NYCHA will be responsible for creating an online database showing the
complaints made by residents. These ticket numbers/Complaints will be
viewable by the public, but will exclude personal information such as
the complainant's name, address, apartment number, etc.

Searchable ticket numbers will provide an individual, (1) what the
complaint is/was; (2) what actions have been taken on said complaint;

(3) whether the complaint is open or closed; (4) the status of the tick-
et number/complaint; (5) what are the next steps to be taken on each
complaint/ticket number; and (6) any other pertinent information as it
relates to the complaint.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

We have received a great deal of complaints from NYCHA residents that
their ticket numbers sent to NYCHA for repairs, and/or other complaints
have been closed without any action being taken, and/or the issue not
being resolved. We have received complaints, that no updates were
provided. Whenever we have tried to ask NYCHA for information on indi-
vidual ticket numbers, they are not forthcoming with this information.

For true accountability and transparency, there is no reason why NYCHA
can't create and maintain a database that will provide residents, and
the general public, with accessible knowledge of what is being
complained about, and the status of what is/was done to address these
issues. All private information, such as the complainant, and/or the
address/apartment number of the complainant will be withheld from the
viewable portion of the searchable ticket number. 311 and NYC DOT
provide updates on searchable ticket numbers, and there is no reason why
NYCHA should not do the same.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Legislation

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2021-S7859A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7859--A
     Cal. No. 822
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee,
   ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the New
   York city housing authority to have a searchable  database  of  ticket
   numbers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 402-f to read as follows:
   §  402-F. SEARCHABLE TICKET DATABASE. 1.  WHEN RESIDENTS CALL AND FILE
 COMPLAINTS AND/OR FILE  A  COMPLAINT  ONLINE  WITH  THE  AUTHORITY,  THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  ASSIGN  THE  COMPLAINT A TICKET NUMBER.  THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL THEN MAKE AVAILABLE THIS COMPLAINT AND CORRESPONDING TICKET NUMBER
 ON THEIR WEBSITE AND OVER THE  PHONE  IN  A  PUBLIC  DATABASE  WHICH  IS
 SEARCHABLE  BY  TICKET  NUMBER.    EACH  SEARCHABLE  TICKET NUMBER SHALL
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT;
   (B) CURRENT STATUS OF THE TICKET;
   (C) WHETHER OR NOT THE TICKET IS STILL OPEN OR CLOSED;
   (D) ANY AND ALL ACTION TAKEN ON THE COMPLAINT;
   (E) ANY AND ALL ACTION TAKEN TOWARDS SOLVING THE COMPLAINT;
   (F) NEXT STEPS TO BE TAKEN, IF KNOWN; AND
   (G) ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE AUTHORITY CHOOSES TO PROVIDE  ASIDE
 FROM THE MANDATORY INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE DATABASE SHALL EXCLUDE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS APART-
 MENT NUMBERS, NAMES OF RESIDENTS, AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14083-06-2

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