S 5350: Relates to veterans' eligibility for public housing; expands eligibility requirements to include veterans of the recent conflicts; requires granting of a preference for public housing to veterans or families of veterans who have a military service connected disability.
What S 5350 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to expand eligibility for public housing in New York State. It increases the minimum service period for veterans to qualify for public housing from six months to at least six months, with some exceptions. Veterans or families of veterans with a military-connected disability may receive preference in the selection process, as long as they meet other qualifications. The preference is subject to compliance with federal regulations. The bill takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5350
- What is the current status of S 5350?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5350 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 VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS".
- Did S 5350 pass?
- Not yet. S 5350 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5350, and where is it now?
- S 5350 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs. It is filed under PBG, alongside 19 other New York PBG bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 352 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5350 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MARTINEZ, MATTERA, STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to veterans' eligi- bility for public housing The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 2 156 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 606 of the laws of 3 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) have served in the armed forces of the United States for a period 5 of at least six months (or any shorter period which terminated due to 6 death or injury incurred in such service), provided some portion of the 7 period of service was between the first of November, nineteen hundred 8 fifty-five to the seventh day of May, nineteen hundred seventy-five, or 9 between the fourteenth day of September, two thousand one to the thir- 10 ty-first day of December, two thousand twenty-four, and 11 § 2. Section 156 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new 12 subdivision 8 to read as follows: 13 8. An authority shall grant a preference in the selection of tenants 14 to veterans or families of veterans who have a military service 15 connected disability provided that such veterans or families of veterans 16 otherwise qualify for occupancy in such an authority's projects and 17 provided further that such authority has complied with the provisions of 18 section 960.206 of title 24 of the code of federal regulations relating 19 to such preferences. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 21 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04073-01-5
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