NY A 162
in committeeRelates to the provision of legal representation to certain persons in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 162 pass?
Not yet. NY A 162 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
What is NY A 162 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 A 162?
Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 162, joined by 3 cosponsors.
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
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthalprimary
- Steven Ragacosponsor
- Chris Burdickcosponsor
- Marcela Mitaynescosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
Versions
- A162Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Prior session: A 5457not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 1063not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 288not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 167not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 78not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 9718
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