A 9595 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the employer-assisted housing matching grant act

Summary

Creates an employer-assisted housing match grant program under which certain nonprofit employees may be eligible for a state match for certain employer-provided funds for housing costs.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

A9595 → A9595A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove the acronym '(EAH)' from the title and section name, clarifying the program as the 'employer-assisted housing matching grant act'. The most significant change is the reorganization of the new section 47-f, which now includes a dedicated 'Definitions' subsection to clearly define key terms like 'eligible employee' and 'eligible employer' before outlining program rules. This structural improvement aims to enhance clarity and ensure consistent application of the law.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on establishing a matching grant program for nonprofit agencies serving specific human services workforces, but the internal structure of the new section was modified to improve readability and legal precision.

TECHNICAL

The title and section name were updated to remove the acronym '(EAH)', changing the name to 'employer-assisted housing matching grant act'.

Minor wording adjustments were made throughout the section to refer to the 'program' rather than the specific section number, improving consistency.

DEFINITION

A new 'Definitions' subsection was added to explicitly define 'eligible employee', 'eligible employer', 'employer contribution', and 'program' before listing program rules.

REQUIREMENT

The order of the new section was reorganized; eligibility criteria and definitions now appear before the establishment and operational rules of the program.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9595A

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors