NY S 9718
in committeeRelates to the provision of legal representation to certain persons in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 9718 pass?
Not yet. NY S 9718 is in committee as of 2026-04-02 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
What is NY S 9718 about?
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
Who sponsors NY S 9718?
Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 9718.
Description
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Cordell Cleareprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-02
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
referral-committee
Versions
- S9718Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 2061not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 792not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 3418not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 1727not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 3299not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 7436not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 162
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