Int 0704-2022
Receipt of rental assistance payments.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2022-09-29Local Law 2023/064
Enacted as Local Law 2023/064.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2022-09-29Passed: 2023-05-29Enacted: 2023-05-29
Summary
The bill would require the Human Resources Administration to provide landlords the option to accept rental assistance payments via an electronic transfer into a bank account.
Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.
How it compares
30% of similar bills passed
15 passed · 35 died
This bill: 209 days in committee
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Sponsors (37)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-09-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-09-29 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-12-15 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-12-15 · Committee on General Welfare
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-04-27 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2023-04-27 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmended by Committee
2023-04-27 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2023-04-27 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2023-05-29 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2023-05-30 · City Council
Votes (10)
Aye (7)
Althea V. StevensLincoln RestlerDiana I. AyalaCrystal HudsonNantasha M. WilliamsLinda LeeSandra Ung
Absent (3)
Tiffany L. CabánChi A. OsséKevin C. Riley
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2023-04-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2023-04-27 · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2022-12-15 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-09-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (19)
- Summary of Int. No. 704-A
- Summary of Int. No. 704
- Int. No. 704
- September 29, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-29-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 29, 2022
- Committee Report 12/15/22
- Hearing Testimony 12/15/22
- Hearing Transcript 12/15/22
- Proposed Int. No. 704-A - 4/4/23
- Committee Report 4/27/23
- Hearing Transcript 4/27/23
- April 27, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-27-23
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 27, 2023
- Int. No. 704-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 64
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-145.3 to read as follows:
� 21-145.3 Rental assistance payments. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "rental assistance payments" means recurring payments made by the department to landlords on behalf of tenants pursuant to programs administered by the department, excluding state funded shelter allowance payments made pursuant to section 352.3 of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations.
b. The department shall provide landlords the option to accept rental assistance payments via an electronic transfer into a bank account.
� 2. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law.
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