---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring the commissioner to prepare a report of sheltered and unsheltered homeless population during a state disaster emergency"
description: "Requires the commissioner to collect information regarding the sheltered and unsheltered homeless population during a state disaster emergency and publish a report containing such information on the department's website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 10566"
citation: "New York A 10566 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-06-03"
last_action: "2020-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/580839e3-38c1-4c40-9e84-4ac900623107"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A10566"
source_hash: "ccd120892081e0f4aee6d5408d09cb02bcb6949ee73fc7d04527491280078e36"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 10566 (2019-2020) — Relates to requiring the commissioner to prepare a report of sheltered and unsheltered homeless population during a state disaster emergency

Requires the commissioner to collect information regarding the sheltered and unsheltered homeless population during a state disaster emergency and publish a report containing such information on the department's website.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A10566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10566&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A10566A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A10566A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-06-03** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-09** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-09** PRINT NUMBER 10566A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-15** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** REPORTED
- **2020-07-21** RULES REPORT CAL.272
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.272
- **2020-07-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-22** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8643A
- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.866
- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-12-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-15** SIGNED CHAP.331 `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-15** APPROVAL MEMO.37

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/580839e3-38c1-4c40-9e84-4ac900623107`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).