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A 6290: Establishes the block by block homeownership program to provide capital subsidies for the purpose of constructing, preserving, and rehabilitating one- to two- family dwellings throughout the state, outside of NYC.
What A 6290 does, verified April 2, 2026
The state of New York is establishing a Block by Block Homeownership Program to promote affordable housing in cities across the state, particularly in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and Binghamton. The program aims to provide public funding for the construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of one- to two-family dwellings on underutilized land. The dwellings will be sold to low and moderate-income buyers who own no other real property and intend to use the dwelling as their primary residence. The program will prioritize development in cities with a population of one million or more. The dwellings will be restricted to subsequent sales to low and moderate-income buyers, and additional loans or grants can be used in conjunction with the program. The program will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6290
- What is the current status of A 6290?
- As of April 2, 2026, A 6290 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 6290 pass?
- Not yet. A 6290 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6290, and where is it now?
- A 6290 was authored by Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to housing |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | print number 6290a |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 385 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6290 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab- lishing the infill housing pilot program in the city of Buffalo The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new 2 article 33 to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE XXXIII 4 INFILL HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM 5 Section 1300. Legislative purpose. 6 1301. Infill housing pilot program. 7 § 1300. Legislative purpose. It is hereby declared and found that 8 there exists across upstate New York, and particularly in the city of 9 Buffalo, a shortage of affordable housing units available for purchase. 10 It is further found that homeownership is essential for building genera- 11 tional wealth, and that the state therefore has an interest in promoting 12 homeownership. In order, further, to promote homeownership, it is hereby 13 declared that additional provisions should be made to provide public 14 monies for the purposes of building two thousand one- to two- family 15 housing units in the city of Buffalo for purchase by low to moderate 16 income buyers living in or near the census tract where the property is 17 located. The necessity in the public interest for the provisions of 18 this article is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determi- 19 nation. 20 § 1301. Infill housing pilot program. The division of housing and 21 community renewal shall make capital subsidies available for the 22 purposes of building two thousand one- to two- family housing units in 23 the city of Buffalo in a five year period. The commissioner shall 24 promulgate rules and regulations sufficient for the creation of a new 25 program for the purpose of building such one- to two- family housing 26 units and shall prioritize for development vacant lots owned by the city 27 of Buffalo. 28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02989-01-5
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