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NY S 5554

in committee

Relates to the placement of homeless shelters

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5554 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5554 is in committee as of 2026-05-14 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): DEFEATED IN CITIES 1

What is NY S 5554 about?

Requires that no homeless shelter shall be located within five hundred feet of a transit facility.

Who sponsors NY S 5554?

Stephen T. Chan is the primary sponsor of NY S 5554, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Requires that no homeless shelter shall be located within five hundred feet of a transit facility.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-14 — DEFEATED IN CITIES 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stephen T. Chanprimary
  • George Borrellocosponsor
  • Mario Matteracosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Mark Walczykcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-24

    REFERRED TO CITIES 1

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CITIES 1

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  4. 2026-05-14

    DEFEATED IN CITIES 1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Cities 1 Vote

    2026-05-14 · fail · 3-4

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: no
    • Cordell Cleare: no
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: no
    • Julia Salazar: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5554?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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