Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 14, 2012 |
lost ordered to third reading cal.1255 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to social services |
Mar 17, 2011 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S4098
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S4098 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S4098 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS, and who are receiving shelter assistance or an emergency shelter allowance, shall not be required to pay more than 30% of the household's monthly unearned and/or earned income towards shelter costs, including rent and utilities.
2011-S4098 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4098 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to limiting the percentage of income payable towards shelter costs by persons with HIV or AIDS PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Provides that certain persons living with HIV or AIDS shall not be required to pay more than 30% of the household income towards shelter cost. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 131-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14: Those diagnosed with HIV or AIDS living in emergency shelter facilities or living in housing which is receiving monetary aid, shall not contribute anymore than thirty percent of the household income to the total cost of living. JUSTIFICATION: The enactment of this bill would allow for those suffering from the debilitating and terminal illnesses, AIDS and HIV and receiving monetary assistance for their shelter, to contribute more of their incomes to medical expenditures instead of to their housing costs. Prior to these assisted living and shelter opportunities, many of the participants with HIV and AIDS were homeless, or in danger of
2011-S4098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4098 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to limiting the percentage of income payable towards shelter costs by persons with HIV or AIDS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 131-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 14. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH PERSON LIVING WITH CLINICAL/SYMPTOMATIC HIV ILLNESS OR AIDS WHO IS RECEIVING SHELTER ASSISTANCE OR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER ALLOWANCE AND WHO RESIDES IN A HOUSE- HOLD THAT RECEIVES UNEARNED AND/OR EARNED INCOME SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY MORE THAN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S MONTHLY UNEARNED AND/OR EARNED INCOME TOWARDS SHELTER COSTS INCLUDING RENT AND UTILITIES, WITH THE REMAINDER PAID BY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, LESS ANY FEDERAL FUNDS WHICH ARE BEING USED BY THE LOCALITIES TO PAY FOR HOUSING ACCOMMO- DATIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01136-01-1
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