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Robert Rolison

Sponsor · State Senator, District 39 · Republican

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Senate bill · S7005 (2025-26)

Establishing a waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters

Latest action May 12, 2026

Summary

Establishes a waiver program allowing a domestic violence residential program to apply to the office of children and family services for a waiver enabling a victim of domestic violence to remain at the program's shelter for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9005, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Social Services Law.

Committee

Social Services · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Social Services · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill establishes a waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Social Services

    Senate Social ServicesMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Social Services

    Senate Social ServicesApr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray and Nathalia Fernandez

  • Democratic1
  • Republican1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Rolison says this is needed

This legislation adds a 90-day extension to the current 180 day (90 days with two 45 day extensions) length of stay requirements for domestic violence shelters. This change better serves the victims of domestic violence and allows domestic violence shelters to be reimbursed for longer stays. Presently if domestic violence shelters house victims past 180 days, they do not get reimbursed. Given the current housing and rental market, placement can be a challenge and domestic violence organizations deserve to be reimbursed for the care and services they provide.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. May 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 6, 2026

    In committee

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Senate

  5. Aug 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Assembly

Show full history (2 earlier events)
  1. Apr 29, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 28, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Senate

About this record

Summary

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

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