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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 27: Requires municipalities to include a housing needs assessment using the HUD median income calculations in their comprehensive plans

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 27 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires municipalities to include a housing needs assessment using the HUD median income calculations in their comprehensive plans. Primary sponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires municipalities to include an Affordable Housing Needs Assessment to establish a data-based foundation for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the municipality, utilizing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development median income calculations, in their comprehensive plans.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris BurdickPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source