Housing

passed both · New York · Assembly May 6, 2026

A 10602: Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities

Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities on the campus of D'Youville University.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill authorizes financing for construction of housing facilities, directly supporting housing development and infrastructure.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 28, 2026

S 871: Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing

Bill S 871 establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing. It requires local housing authorities to give these survivors the same priority as other vulnerable groups, such as the disabled, elderly, and homeless. To qualify, a survivor must either continue to face domestic violence in their current home or have left due to violence and not be living in standard permanent housing. For applicants with the same priority status, housing authorities will select based on the date and time their application was received.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingPrioritizes domestic violence survivors for public housing access, strengthening tenant protections and addressing homelessness for vulnerable groups.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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passed both · New York · Senate Apr 27, 2026

S 3189: Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to make publicly available on its website information regarding waivers, rental supplement plans and shelter supplement plans

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to make publicly available on its website information regarding waivers, rental supplement plans and shelter supplement plans.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingMakes housing assistance program details publicly accessible, improving transparency and access to rental/shelter supplements, supporting tenant access to affordable housing.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 22, 2026

S 3835: Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act

Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act to provide financial and technical assistance, within funds available to counties, municipalities, rural preservation companies, and other non-profit housing organizations for their housing preservation efforts; provides that funds in the mortgage insurance fund can be used to provide financial support to local governments and eligible non-profit housing organizations.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirectly allocates mortgage insurance fund resources to fund housing preservation programs, aligning with funding essential services under fiscal management.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingProvides financial assistance for manufactured home community preservation, directly funding housing preservation efforts to protect affordable housing options.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 21, 2026

S 3563: Relates to permitting other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption

Permits other qualifying members of a household to qualify the household for the disability rent increase exemption when they are not the head of household.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands eligibility for disability rent exemption, strengthening tenant protections for qualifying households by allowing non-head members to qualify.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 20, 2026

S 5280: Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to certain tax abatement programs

Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities and senior citizen and disabled homeowners.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingEnsures language access for tax abatement program benefiting rent-controlled properties occupied by seniors/disabled, supporting tenant protections and affordable housing access.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed both · New York · Senate Apr 20, 2026

S 228: Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRequires written justification for rent hikes over 3%, strengthening tenant protections against arbitrary increases in manufactured home parks.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 16, 2026

S 3190: Expands eligibility for the low interest rate program of the state of New York mortgage agency

Expands eligibility for the low interest rate program of the state of New York mortgage agency to certain graduates of post secondary programs or comparable apprenticeship and workforce training programs for the purchase of certain property.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands low-interest mortgage access for graduates, increasing affordable homeownership opportunities through state housing program funding.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 13, 2026

S 2707: Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingStreamlines access to housing development funding via unified portal, advancing housing program efficiency and accessibility90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Apr 1, 2026

S 8046: Relates to audit of individual apartment improvements (IAIs) for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York

Requires an annual inspection and audit process which shall review five percent of individual apartment improvement notifications for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York; requires additional audits where violations are found.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRequires audits of apartment improvements for rent-stabilized units outside NYC to prevent violations, strengthening tenant protections under rent stabilization rules.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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