Increases the New York state housing finance agency bonding authority
This bill increases the New York State Housing Finance Agency's borrowing limit to $36.28 billion for housing-related bonds. It directly affects the agency and future housing finance programs, allowing it to issue more bonds to fund affordable housing developments, renovations, and related projects. The key provision raises the existing cap from $31 billion to $36.28 billion, expanding the agency's capacity to finance housing without changing the types of projects it supports. This is a straightforward funding authorization, not a new program or policy change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Assembly Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Jan 27, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · Assembly Jan 13, 2025
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 27, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.3
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
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