Senate Bill S7869

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development

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Current Bill Status Via A9354 - Delivered to Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7869 - Details

Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L

2023-S7869 - Summary

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.

2023-S7869 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7869 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7869
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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
   commissioner of housing and community  renewal  to  develop  a  common
   application and web portal for certain public assistance, funding, tax
   credits, and grants for housing
 
   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
 14-a to read as follows:
   §  14-A. HOUSING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL. 1. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE AND ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY THAT THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECES-
 SARY,  SHALL  CAUSE  TO BE DEVELOPED A COMMON APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL
 WITH WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY FOR AND MANAGE ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE,
 FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS  ENTI-
 TLED  TO  RECEIVE  UNDER  THE  LAWS OF THE STATE, AND THAT IS CAPABLE OF
 MEETING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   2. (A) THE COMMON APPLICATION DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL UPON REQUEST FROM A STATE AGENCY THAT
 GRANTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, TAX CREDITS, OR GRANTS  FOR  HOUSING.
 SUCH  APPLICATION SHALL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF BEING COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED
 BY AN APPLICANT ON THE WEB PORTAL CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B) THE WEB PORTAL REQUIRED TO BE DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  ACCESSIBLE  BY  ANY  STATE  AGENCY REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY
 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING REQUIRED OF
 SUCH STATE AGENCY UNDER THE LAWS OF  THE  STATE,  AND  ANY  SUCH  PUBLIC
 ASSISTANCE,  FUNDING,  TAX  CREDIT,  OR  GRANT FOR HOUSING SHALL BE MADE
 CAPABLE OF ADMINISTRATION THROUGH SUCH WEB PORTAL.
   (C) UPON DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEB PORTAL BY THE COMMISSIONER, ANY  STATE
 AGENCY  REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, TAX CRED-
 IT, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE  SHALL  UPLOAD  ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13394-02-3

co-Sponsors

2023-S7869A - Details

Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L

2023-S7869A - Summary

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.

2023-S7869A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7869A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7869--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   commissioner  of  housing  and  community  renewal to develop a common
   application and web portal for certain funding,  tax  credits,  loans,
   and grants for housing
 
   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
 14-a to read as follows:
   §  14-A. HOUSING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL. 1. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE AND ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY THAT THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECES-
 SARY,  SHALL  CAUSE  TO BE DEVELOPED A COMMON APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL
 WITH WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY FOR AND MANAGE ANY FUNDING, TAX CRED-
 IT, LOAN, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING  THAT  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  IS  ENTITLED  TO
 RECEIVE  UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE, AND THAT IS CAPABLE OF MEETING ALL
 OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   2. (A) THE COMMON APPLICATION DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL UPON REQUEST FROM A STATE AGENCY THAT
 GRANTS FUNDING, TAX CREDITS, LOANS, OR GRANTS FOR HOUSING. SUCH APPLICA-
 TION SHALL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF BEING COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY AN APPLI-
 CANT ON THE WEB PORTAL CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B) THE WEB PORTAL REQUIRED TO BE DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE BY ANY STATE AGENCY REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY FUND-
 ING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING REQUIRED OF SUCH STATE AGEN-
 CY  UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE, AND ANY SUCH FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN,
 OR GRANT FOR HOUSING SHALL BE MADE  CAPABLE  OF  ADMINISTRATION  THROUGH
 SUCH WEB PORTAL.
   (C)  UPON DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEB PORTAL BY THE COMMISSIONER, ANY STATE
 AGENCY REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY FUNDING, TAX CREDIT,  LOAN,  OR  GRANT
 FOR  HOUSING  UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE SHALL UPLOAD ANY INCORPORATING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2023-S7869B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L

2023-S7869B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.

2023-S7869B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7869B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7869--B
     Cal. No. 1491
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction
   and Community  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on  Finance  --  committee  discharged  and said bill committed to the
   Committee on Rules -- 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
   commissioner of housing and community  renewal  to  develop  a  common
   application  and  web  portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans,
   and grants for housing development
 
   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
 14-a to read as follows:
   § 14-A. HOUSING ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND WEB PORTAL. 1. THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY THAT THE COMMISSION-
 ER DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL CAUSE TO BE DEVELOPED A COMMON APPLICATION AND
 WEB  PORTAL  WITH  WHICH  A  BUSINESS  OR ORGANIZATION MAY APPLY FOR AND
 MANAGE ANY FUNDING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT FOR  HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT
 THAT SUCH BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNDER THE LAWS
 OF  THE  STATE, AND THAT IS CAPABLE OF MEETING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SECTION.
   2. (A) THE COMMON APPLICATION DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO A BUSINESS OR  ORGANIZATION  UPON  REQUEST  FROM  A
 STATE  AGENCY  THAT  GRANTS  FUNDING,  TAX CREDITS, LOANS, OR GRANTS FOR
 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH APPLICATION SHALL ALSO BE  CAPABLE  OF  BEING
 COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY AN APPLICANT ON THE WEB PORTAL CREATED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  WEB PORTAL REQUIRED TO BE DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE BY ANY STATE AGENCY REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER ANY FUND-
 ING, TAX CREDIT, LOAN, OR GRANT FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED OF SUCH
 STATE AGENCY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE,  AND  ANY  SUCH  FUNDING,  TAX
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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