Bill Text: NY A08034 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that any requirement that undocumented immigrants who are seeking asylum in the United States be sheltered in a certain locality or localities shall only apply to those towns, cities, and counties that opt-in to such requirement through the adoption of a local law or ordinance; defines the term "sheltered" as including, but not limited to, being temporarily or permanently placed into housing, dwelling, or living quarters by a state or local governmental entity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 35-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-09 - held for consideration in local governments [A08034 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A08034-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8034

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                   September 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY, REILLY, BRABENEC, MORINELLO, WALSH,
          PALMESANO, PIROZZOLO,  HAWLEY,  MCGOWAN,  JENSEN,  McDONOUGH,  FRIEND,
          E. BROWN,  SMITH,  J. M. GIGLIO, GANDOLFO, K. BROWN, ANGELINO, SLATER,
          MIKULIN, SIMPSON, TAGUE, GOODELL, GRAY, GALLAHAN,  NORRIS,  DeSTEFANO,
          DURSO,  FLOOD,  BEEPHAN,  BENDETT,  MILLER, MANKTELOW -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Local Governments

        AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  local  opt-in  of
          migrant housing

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  29-l
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  29-l.  Local  opt-in  of  migrant  housing;  municipal  control and
     4  preemption. 1. Notwithstanding any  contrary  provision  of  law,  rule,
     5  regulation  or  executive order, any requirement that undocumented immi-
     6  grants who are seeking asylum in the United States  be  sheltered  in  a
     7  certain  locality or localities shall only apply to those towns, cities,
     8  and counties that opt-in to such requirement through the adoption  of  a
     9  local  law  or ordinance. Moreover, no locality shall seek or attempt to
    10  shelter undocumented immigrants who are seeking  asylum  in  the  United
    11  States in a town, city, or county that has not expressly agreed to do so
    12  through the adoption of local law or ordinance.
    13    2.  For  the  purpose  of  this  section,  the  term "sheltered" shall
    14  include, but not be limited to, being temporarily or permanently  placed
    15  into  housing,  dwelling, or living quarters by a state or local govern-
    16  mental entity.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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