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A 5719: Requires the city of New York to consult with the community board of the district and all local elected officials where a proposed homeless shelter or use of commercial hotel space to shelter homeless individuals shall be located, at least three hundred sixty-five days beforehand.
What A 5719 does, verified January 9, 2026
The city shall not propose or establish a homeless shelter without consulting with the community board and local elected officials of the district at least 365 days beforehand. The city must also consider the community's needs and concerns when locating a homeless shelter. Additionally, the city shall not plan to use over 30% of the rooms in a commercial hotel or pay for over 20% of the rooms in a commercial hotel without consulting with the community board and local elected officials of the district. The city must also consider the impact on local businesses and residents when changing the use of an existing shelter or establishing a new one.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to cities (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5719
- What is the current status of A 5719?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5719 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 cities".
- Did A 5719 pass?
- Not yet. A 5719 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5719, and where is it now?
- A 5719 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Cities.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to cities |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to cities |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 302 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5719 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the placement of homeless shelters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended 2 by adding a new section 21-124.2 to read as follows: 3 § 21-124.2 Placement of homeless shelters. a. The city shall not 4 propose the location of a homeless shelter or establish a homeless shel- 5 ter without consulting with the community board of the district and all 6 local elected officials of the district where such proposed homeless 7 shelter shall be located at least three hundred sixty-five days before- 8 hand. 9 b. The city shall not plan to use over thirty percent of the rooms in 10 a commercial hotel, or pay for over twenty percent of the rooms in a 11 commercial hotel, or reserve all the rooms on a floor in a commercial 12 hotel for the purpose of providing shelter for homeless individuals, or 13 change the use of an existing shelter, without consulting with the 14 community board of the district and all local elected officials of the 15 district where such commercial hotel is located at least three hundred 16 sixty-five days beforehand. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09795-01-5
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