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NY A 162

in committee

Relates 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

Sponsors

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Steven Ragacosponsor
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • Marcela Mitaynescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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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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Attribution

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