A 3264 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy

Summary

Authorizes shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 14, 2026

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A3264A → A3264B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands financial reimbursement for domestic violence shelters that house single individuals in double-occupancy rooms when single rooms are unavailable. It creates two new categories of eligibility based on shelter size: larger shelters (10+ beds) receive a phased reimbursement increasing from 50% to 100% over four years, while smaller shelters (fewer than 10 beds) receive immediate 100% reimbursement. The changes ensure that smaller, often more resource-constrained shelters are not penalized financially for providing necessary single occupancy.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from applying only to shelters with at least ten beds to explicitly including shelters with fewer than ten beds.

ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility for smaller domestic violence shelters (fewer than ten beds) to receive reimbursement for housing single individuals in double-occupancy rooms.

FISCAL

Modified the reimbursement schedule for larger shelters (10+ beds) to start at 50% in 2027 and phase up to 100% by 2029, whereas the previous version started at 25% in 2026.

Established immediate 100% reimbursement for smaller shelters (fewer than ten beds) for the fiscal year commencing on or after the effective date.

TIMELINE

Adjusted the effective dates for the reimbursement phases; the initial 25% reimbursement tier was removed, and the 50% tier now applies to the 2027 fiscal year.

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Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3264B

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3264A

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors