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A 6738: Directs the housing trust fund corporation to administer a New York small cities community development program to encourage the rehabilitation and repair of local housing in cities, as accounted in the most recent United State census, with a population less than one hundred thousand.
What A 6738 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill aims to create a new program to encourage the rehabilitation and repair of local housing in small cities. This program will focus on the physical improvement and revitalization of single and two-family homes, including the replacement or significant repair of essential components such as roofs, foundations, and exterior doors. The program will follow federal guidelines for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant and will be subject to state appropriation. The program will target cities with a population of less than one hundred thousand, as counted in the most recent US census. The program's goal is to improve the condition of local housing and address building code violations.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6738
- What is the current status of A 6738?
- As of January 12, 2026, A 6738 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 6738 pass?
- Not yet. A 6738 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6738, and where is it now?
- A 6738 was authored by Asm. Paul Bologna. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 277 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6738 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BOLOGNA -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to direct- ing the housing trust fund corporation to administer a New York small cities community development program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 45-a of the private housing finance law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 11-a to read as follows: 3 11-a. The corporation shall create and administer a New York small 4 cities community development program to encourage the rehabilitation and 5 repair of local housing in cities, as accounted in the most recent 6 United States census, with a population less than one hundred thousand 7 for the physical improvement and revitalization of single and two family 8 homes including, but not limited to, the replacement or significant 9 repair of roofs, sidings, exterior doors, windows, foundations, gutters, 10 porches, driveways, detached garages, and other improvements necessary 11 to correct any building code violations. The program shall follow the 12 regulations as defined for the federal small cities community develop- 13 ment block grant by the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 14 1974. This program shall be subject to appropriation by the state. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05564-01-5
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