S 913 NY
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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Summary
This bill amends state law to prohibit requiring that a court proceeding be initiated against a person as a condition of eligibility for rent arrears grants or ongoing rental assistance programs. Currently, individuals may need to show proof of a court proceeding to qualify for these benefits; this bill removes that requirement. The change applies to both emergency assistance to cover rent arrears and public assistance for ongoing rental support. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
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.
Sponsor (1)
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · primary
Action history (18)
- Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · upper
- May 6, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.953 · upper
- May 7, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 8, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 14, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 14, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 14, 2025 REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · upper
- Apr 20, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.708 · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES · lower
- May 29, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A1501 · lower
- May 29, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.218 · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S00913 Summary: BILL NO S00913   SAME AS SAME AS A01501
  SPONSOR KAVANAGH   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §131, Soc Serv L   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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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
913
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
(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
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