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A 7118: Relates to limiting the number of shelters in council districts.
What A 7118 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to limit the number of shelters in each council district within the city of New York. The department is required to limit the shelter capacity of each council district to no more than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where such council district is located. This means that shelters in any council district with more than fifteen percent of the borough's total shelter capacity will not be renewed. The bill takes effect six months after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to cities (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7118
- What is the current status of A 7118?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7118 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 7118 pass?
- Not yet. A 7118 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7118, and where is it now?
- A 7118 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Cities.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to cities |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to cities |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 329 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7118 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, WALKER, HYNDMAN, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the number of shelters in council districts 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 21-315.1 to read as follows: 3 § 21-315.1 Limits on shelter capacity of council districts. a. For the 4 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following 5 meanings: 6 1. "Capacity" shall mean the number of shelter beds provided for indi- 7 vidual homeless single adults and the number of shelter units provided 8 for homeless adult families and families with children. 9 2. "Shelter" shall mean temporary emergency housing provided to home- 10 less adults, adult families, and families with children by the depart- 11 ment or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the depart- 12 ment. 13 b. The department shall limit the shelter capacity of each council 14 district within the city of New York to no more than fifteen percent of 15 the total shelter capacity of the borough where such council district is 16 located. The department shall not renew any shelter contract or similar 17 agreement if the council district where such shelter is located has more 18 than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where 19 such council district is located. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become 21 a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09342-01-5
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