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A 7670: Provides that, for purposes of veterans seeking to qualify for public housing, "probable aggregate annual income" shall not include disability benefits paid by federal government to veterans for service-connected disabilities; provides that such disability benefits shall not be included in computing any surcharge against such veterans.
What A 7670 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to exclude disability benefits paid by the federal government to veterans from the computation of their probable aggregate annual income. This means that veterans' disability benefits will not be counted as income when determining eligibility for public housing. The bill also clarifies that these benefits should not be included in any surcharge against the veteran. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7670
- What is the current status of A 7670?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7670 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 7670 pass?
- Not yet. A 7670 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7670, and where is it now?
- A 7670 was authored by Asm. Steve Stern. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 194 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7670 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the exclusion of veterans' disability benefits from computation of income The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 156 of the public housing law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. For the purposes of this section, probable aggregate annual 4 income shall not include disability benefits paid by the federal govern- 5 ment to a veteran for a service-connected disability nor shall such 6 disability benefits be included in computing any surcharge against such 7 veteran. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04130-01-5
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