A 5648: Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".
What A 5648 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires public housing authorities to conduct a physical needs assessment every five years. This assessment will provide data to evaluate the viability of the real estate and determine a long-term schedule and cost for replacement of major property components. The assessment will serve as a foundational document for real estate management functions, including determining a replacement reserve schedule, developing preventative maintenance plans, and budgeting. The results of the assessment will be filed with the commissioner of housing and community renewal, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5648
- What is the current status of A 5648?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5648 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to housing".
- Did A 5648 pass?
- Not yet. A 5648 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5648, and where is it now?
- A 5648 was authored by Asm. Stefani Zinerman with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing. It is filed under PBG, alongside 19 other New York PBG bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 308 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5648 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to physical needs assessments for public housing authorities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 37 of the public housing law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-a. (a) An authority shall file in the office of the commissioner and 4 with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem- 5 bly a physical needs assessment. Each authority shall file the physical 6 needs assessment every five years. 7 (b) For purposes of this section, a "physical needs assessment" shall 8 mean a standard operating procedure for real estate management consist- 9 ing of a periodic examination and evaluation of real estate to determine 10 a long-term schedule and cost for replacement of major property compo- 11 nents. The physical needs assessment shall provide data to evaluate the 12 viability of the real estate to continue serving its intended purpose 13 into the future. The physical needs assessment shall be deemed a founda- 14 tional document which may be useful for a number of real estate manage- 15 ment functions, including: determining a replacement reserve schedule; 16 developing preventative maintenance plans; performing due diligence at 17 sale, purchase, or financing; marketing and repositioning strategy plan- 18 ning; budgeting; and obtaining or providing grant support. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09279-01-5
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