Assembly Bill A4387

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the homestead exemption used in the calculation for public assistance to be the same as the homestead exemption under the civil practice law and rules

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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
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A4387 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10061
2013-2014: A4899
2015-2016: A5102
2017-2018: A4279
2019-2020: A5451
2021-2022: A4865
2023-2024: A1897

2025-A4387 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the homestead exemption used in the calculation for public assistance to be the same as the homestead exemption under the civil practice law and rules.

2025-A4387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4387
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  requiring  the
   homestead  exemption  used in the calculation for public assistance to
   be the same as the homestead exemption under the  civil  practice  law
   and rules

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (i) of subdivision 1 of section 131-n of
 the social services law, as amended by section 5 of part U of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   (d) the home which is the usual residence of the  household,  PROVIDED
 THAT THE VALUE THEREOF DOES NOT EXCEED THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION SPECIFIED
 IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THE CIVIL
 PRACTICE LAW AND RULES,
   (i)  for  a period of six months, real property which the household is
 making a good faith effort to sell, in accordance with department  regu-
 lations  and  tangible  personal  property necessary for business or for
 employment purposes in accordance with department regulations; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER
 THE COST OF ASSISTANCE OR CARE PROVIDED DURING SUCH SIX MONTH PERIOD  UP
 TO  THE  NET  EQUITY  VALUE  OF    SUCH   PROPERTY   AND   MAY,   IN ITS
 DISCRETION, IMPOSE A LIEN ON SUCH PROPERTY TO ENSURE REPAYMENT  OF  SUCH
 ASSISTANCE UPON THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY, and
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 131-n of  the  social  services  law  made  by
 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of
 such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07709-01-5

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