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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 956: Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program

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 956 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program. Primary sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2026): RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN.

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.

Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program which shall provide grants within amounts appropriated or otherwise available therefor to affordable independent senior housing properties to establish and operate resident assistance programs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian KavanaghPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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. RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  3. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  4. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Sources

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