Provides that, for purposes of veterans seeking to qualify for public housing, "probable aggregate annual income" shall not include disability benefits paid by federal government to veterans for service-connected disabilities; provides that such disability benefits shall not be included in computing any surcharge against such veterans.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7670
SPONSOR: Stern TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to the exclusion of
veterans' disability benefits from computation of income
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that veteran's disability benefits are not used in determining
"aggregate annual income."
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: amends section 156 of the public housing law by adding a new
subdivision 8.
Section 2: sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Benefits received for disability incurred while serving the nation
should not jeopardize a person's eligibility for occupancy in public
housing.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: A.4191 - referred to housing
2021-2022: A.6520 - referred to housing
2019-2020: A.6135 - referred to housing / S.1327 homeland security and
military affairs -referred to veterans,
2017-2018: A.6973 - referred to housing / S.1117 homeland security and
military affairs -referred to veterans,
2015-2016: A.5616 - referred to housing / S.1624 homeland security and
military affairs-referred to veterans,
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7670
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the exclusion of
veterans' disability benefits from computation of income
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 156 of the public housing law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
3 8. For the purposes of this section, probable aggregate annual
4 income shall not include disability benefits paid by the federal govern-
5 ment to a veteran for a service-connected disability nor shall such
6 disability benefits be included in computing any surcharge against such
7 veteran.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04130-01-5
