NYC Council Introduction 1232

intro.nyc/1232-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Notifications for emergency rental assistance grant approvals.
Sponsored by Chris Banks
Introduced: April 10, 2025

This bill would require the Human Resources Administration (“HRA”) to make available, as a part of the application for emergency assistance grants for rental assistance, processes by which applicants may authorize HRA to send a text or email notification to the applicant and/or to the building owner or a managing agent designated by the building owner upon the approval of such application. The notification to applicants would inform them that a determination on their application has been reached and how to access the determination using ACCESS HRA. The notification to building owners or managing agents would not contain identifiable information about the applicant but would inform them how to access certain details about the determination via a secure web portal.

Approved by Committee October 9, 2025

Committee on General Welfare Votes 9:0:0
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)

Approved by Council October 9, 2025

Votes 49:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Absent)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)