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A 8631: Permits the county of Westchester to grant a fifty percent preference in the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects to current residents of the county.
What A 8631 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law allows the county of Westchester to adopt a local preference in the selection of tenants for state-aided housing projects. This preference grants up to 50% preference to current residents of Westchester County, provided they otherwise qualify for occupancy. The law takes effect immediately and applies to applications received on or after the effective date.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8631
- What is the current status of A 8631?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8631 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 8631 pass?
- Not yet. A 8631 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8631, and where is it now?
- A 8631 was authored by Asm. Amy Paulin. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| May. 22, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 22, 2025 · 224 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8631 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects in the county of Westchester The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 2 156-d to read as follows: 3 § 156-d. Selection of tenants; Westchester. Notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law to the contrary, the county of Westchester may adopt 5 and implement a local law which grants a preference in the selection of 6 tenants in state aided projects within such county of up to fifty 7 percent for persons, who at the time of application, are current resi- 8 dents of Westchester county, provided that such applicants otherwise 9 qualify for occupancy in such project. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to appli- 11 cations for occupancy received on and after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13127-01-5
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