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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5077: Requires municipal corporations to approve any facility intending to house asylum seekers

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 5077 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires municipal corporations to approve any facility intending to house asylum seekers. Primary sponsor: Scott Gray (Republican). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires municipal corporations to approve any facility intending to house asylum seekers prior to their establishment; establishes a review process that incorporates notice to the public and the opportunity for the public to comment; renders a decision within 8 weeks.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11 · Republican/Conservative 10 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott GrayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Jake BlumencranzCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse15
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Jarett GandolfoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse7
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
John MikulinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Andrew MolitorCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Danny NorberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse16
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Mary Beth WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“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