---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection"
description: "Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to developing a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 5175"
citation: "New York A 5175 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BLAKE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f163ecc-f8b2-45a0-add5-1796cc247ca4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5175"
source_hash: "6afe2a46ac2bbeddd047fbd9ac743119aa5b13fc91632350ddcb62240ab8d8f1"
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 5175 (2019-2020) — Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to develop a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection

Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to developing a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5175** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5175&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A5175A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A5175A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **140–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **134–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION:BLAKE; To reconsider — **142–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BLAKE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** REFERRED TO HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** REPORTED
- **2019-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.246
- **2019-05-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-07** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2019-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-03** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-06-03** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5175A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-04** AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 5175
- **2019-06-04** RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-06-13** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-13** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-13** COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6499
- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1730
- **2019-06-19** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-10-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-08** SIGNED CHAP.455 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f163ecc-f8b2-45a0-add5-1796cc247ca4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).