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S913 • 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

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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Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Assembly

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A1501

  2. 2026-05-29 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.218

  3. 2026-04-27 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-04-27 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-04-27 Assembly

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  6. 2026-04-22 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  7. 2026-04-21 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  8. 2026-04-20 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.708

  9. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  10. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  11. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  12. 2025-05-14 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  13. 2025-05-14 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. 2025-05-14 Assembly

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  15. 2025-05-08 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  16. 2025-05-07 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  17. 2025-05-06 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.953

  18. 2025-01-08 Senate

    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
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                           913

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 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