Enacts the faith-based affordable housing act
Summary
Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 6, 2023
Last action May 1, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7791A
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Dec 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kevin Parker
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
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