A3264 • 2025

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Andrew Hevesi
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy Authorizes shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy Authorizes shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.

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Bill History

2026-05-14 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-05-14 Assembly
RULES REPORT CAL.116
2026-05-14 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.116
2026-05-14 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED BY S7738A
2026-05-12 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-04-28 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-03-11 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES
2026-03-11 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 3264B
2026-03-09 Assembly
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES
2026-03-09 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 3264A
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
2025-01-27 Assembly
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Official Summary Text

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy
Authorizes shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          3264

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 27, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. HEVESI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, WALKER, SHIMSKY, STECK,
          PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Social Services

        AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
          certain shelters to be reimbursed for housing a single individual in a
          room intended for double occupancy

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

     1    Section 1. Section 131-u of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
     4  RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  AS  DEFINED  IN
     5  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICH PROVIDES TEMPO-
     6  RARY  HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS SUCH PROGRAM'S
     7  NECESSARY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY  PAYMENT
     8  DIFFERENTIAL  FOR  HOUSING  A  SINGLE  INDIVIDUAL IN A ROOM INTENDED FOR
     9  DOUBLE OCCUPANCY, IF NO OTHER ROOM  INTENDED  FOR  SINGLE  OCCUPANCY  IS
    10  AVAILABLE WITHIN THE FACILITY.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06806-01-5