Relates to priority applicants and inspection of units under the housing access voucher pilot program

Latest action Apr 14, 2026

Relates to priority applicants and inspection of units under the housing access voucher pilot program; provides that priority shall be given both to applicants who are homeless and who are at risk of losing their federal rental subsidy; provides that housing access voucher local administrators shall inspect units for which a housing assistance payment contract is established.

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Where it stands

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

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10992, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Housing Law.

Committee

Housing · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Housing, Construction And Community Development · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill clarifies that households who are in danger of losing their home because they are losing access to certain rent subsidies may be prioritized for the Housing Access Voucher Program to the same degree as households currently experiencing homelessness and enables program administrators to inspect apartments participating in the program in a manner consistent with State standards.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 31, 2026Result: passed
(10) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Julia Salazar

Democratic1

Julia Salazar

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

The Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) was enacted in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Budget with a $50 million appropriation for the first year; the Executive, the Senate, and the Assembly have all proposed additional funding for the FY 2026-2027 budget. This bill would enable New York housing agencies to use HAVP as a resource when a household's housing stability is threatened by the imminent loss of federal rental assistance, making HAVP a more versatile tool, consistent with the program's goal of providing housing affordability and stability for households in need. This bill also directs local administrators to inspect units that they do not own (local-administrator-owned units follow separate inspection guidelines outlined in Section 616); these inspections would be conducted in accordance with State standards rather than following federal inspection guidelines, which may be in flux.

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

Apr 14, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
NY Assembly
Mar 31, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Housing, Construction and Community Development
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate

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