Allows persons 60 years or older in buildings operated by the New York city housing authority to keep common household pets
Summary
Allows persons 60 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in buildings operated by the New York city housing authority; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a nuisance to the community may be removed; does not remove any pet owner from liability for the reasonable costs directly attributable to any damage caused by the pet.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2017
Last action Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2017
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 7, 2017
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 4, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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