Assembly Bill A6261

2023-2024 Legislative Session

In N.Y. city, requires supportive housing to be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • 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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2023-A6261 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1425
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6701
2019-2020: S2221
2021-2022: S3385

2023-A6261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires, in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

2023-A6261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6261
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to require that the siting,  construction  and  establishment  of
   supportive  housing  facilities  in  cities having a population of one
   million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
   tion to the population of each such borough

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
 in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing
 facilities  within  each  such  city  shall be sited, constructed and/or
 established throughout the boroughs of the city in  proportion  to  each
 borough's population to the city's total population.  Provided, however,
 that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to the siting,
 construction or establishment of any  supportive  housing  facility  for
 which  the  appropriate  community  board  or,  if there be no community
 board,  the  appropriate  neighborhood  board  shall  have  granted   an
 exemption from such provisions.
   §  2.  Supportive  housing facilities sited, constructed and/or estab-
 lished in cities having a population of one million or  more  after  the
 effective  date  of  this  act shall be located in those boroughs of the
 city which have the lowest concentration of such facilities  in  propor-
 tion to the borough population to the city's population.
   §  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, no
 supportive housing facility shall be sited, constructed  or  established
 within  a  city  of one million or more unless the appropriate community
 board, or, if there be no community board, the appropriate  neighborhood
 board  shall  have approved the siting, construction or establishment of
 such facility.
   § 4. For the purposes of this act, "supportive housing facility" means
 multiple residences operated by not-for-profit organizations and  funded

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04476-01-3

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