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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8056: Relates to the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects in the county of Westchester

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

S 8056 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects in the county of Westchester. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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.

Permits the county of Westchester to grant a fifty percent preference in the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects to current residents of the county.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40

“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 HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  2. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Sources

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