A1501 • 2025

Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance

Housing

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Sponsor: Linda Rosenthal
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance

Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.

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Bill History

2026-05-29 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED BY S913
2026-05-28 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-05-28 Assembly
RULES REPORT CAL.218
2026-05-28 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.218
2026-05-19 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-04-28 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
2025-01-10 Assembly
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Official Summary Text

Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance
Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1501

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 10, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS, ZINERMAN, RAGA, COLTON
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting  the
          requirement  that  a  court  proceeding  has been initiated against an
          individual in order for such individual to qualify for a rent  arrears
          grant or ongoing rental assistance

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 131 of the  social  services  law,  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
     3    21. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PROOF OF
     4  A  COURT  PROCEEDING  THAT  HAS  BEEN INITIATED AGAINST THE APPLICANT OR
     5  RECIPIENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR EMERGENCY  ASSISTANCE  TO
     6  COVER  RENT  ARREARS  OR  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE  TO  PROVIDE ONGOING RENTAL
     7  SUPPORT.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02398-01-5