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S7738 • 2025

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

Authorizes 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 Gounardes
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Passed Assembly
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Authorizes 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 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A3264B

  2. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.116

  3. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  4. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  5. 2026-05-13 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  6. 2026-05-13 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-05-13 Assembly

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  8. 2026-05-04 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  9. 2026-04-29 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  10. 2026-04-28 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.853

  11. 2026-03-23 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  12. 2026-03-23 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 7738A

  13. 2026-01-20 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  14. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  15. 2025-05-20 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  16. 2025-05-02 Senate

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Official Summary Text

Authorizes 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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                                          7738

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       May 2, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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