Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 18, 2024 |
print number 9372a |
Mar 18, 2024 |
amend and recommit to social services |
Mar 06, 2024 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A9372
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAGNARELLI
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-A9372 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §131-ww, amd §§131-w & 131-r, Soc Serv L
2023-A9372 - Summary
Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.
2023-A9372 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9372 I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the payment of shelter and rent arrears THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 131-ww to read as follows: § 131-WW. SHELTER ARREARS. 1. ALL SHELTER ARREARS PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE AN EMERGENCY GRANT TO PAY FOR RENT, PROPERTY TAXES OR MORTGAGE ARREARS SHALL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS ONCE EVERY YEAR UNLESS THE DISTRICT DETERMINES AT ITS DISCRETION THAT ADDITIONAL SHELTER ARREARS PAYMENTS ARE NECESSARY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. IN AN APPLICATION FOR AN ALLOWANCE TO PAY SHELTER ARREARS, AN APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO REPAY SHEL- TER EXPENSES, RENT, PROPERTY TAXES, OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS GOING FORWARD, NOR SHALL A DISTRICT CONSIDER AN APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS UNDER ANY REPAYMENT AGREEMENT. 3. UNREPAID SHELTER EXPENSES SHALL HAVE NO BEARING ON AN APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL LOANS. 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION. § 2. Section 131-w of the social services law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: § 131-w. Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes or mortgage arrears for persons not eligible for home relief, aid to dependent chil- dren, emergency assistance to needy families with children or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons, except to persons who are without income or resources immediately available to meet the emer- gency need[,] AND whose gross household income does not exceed [one hundred twenty-five] TWO HUNDRED percent of the federal income official poverty line [and who sign a repayment agreement agreeing to repay the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Stefani Zinerman
multi-Sponsors
Maritza Davila
2023-A9372A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §131-ww, amd §§131-w & 131-r, Soc Serv L
2023-A9372A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.
2023-A9372A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9372--A I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the payment of shelter and rent arrears THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 131-ww to read as follows: § 131-WW. SHELTER ARREARS. 1. APPLICANTS MAY RECEIVE AN EMERGENCY GRANT TO PAY FOR RENT, PROPERTY TAXES OR MORTGAGE ARREARS ONCE EVERY YEAR UNLESS THE DISTRICT DETERMINES AT ITS DISCRETION THAT ADDITIONAL SHELTER ARREARS PAYMENTS ARE NECESSARY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUM- STANCES. 2. IN AN APPLICATION FOR AN ALLOWANCE TO PAY SHELTER ARREARS, AN APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO REPAY SHEL- TER EXPENSES, RENT, PROPERTY TAXES, OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS GOING FORWARD, NOR SHALL A DISTRICT CONSIDER AN APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS UNDER ANY REPAYMENT AGREEMENT. 3. UNREPAID SHELTER EXPENSES SHALL HAVE NO BEARING ON AN APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL LOANS. 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION. § 2. Section 131-w of the social services law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: § 131-w. Limitations in the payment of rent arrears. Districts shall not provide assistance to pay rent arrears, property taxes or mortgage arrears for persons not eligible for home relief, aid to dependent chil- dren, emergency assistance to needy families with children or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons, except to persons who are without income or resources immediately available to meet the emer- gency need[,] AND whose gross household income does not exceed [one hundred twenty-five] TWO HUNDRED percent of the federal income official poverty line [and who sign a repayment agreement agreeing to repay the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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