---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring new homeless shelters conduct a public hearing in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located before being sited"
description: "Requires new homeless shelters to conduct a public hearing in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located before being sited."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7820"
citation: "New York A 7820 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FALL"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2020-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8531a5f8-661c-4217-a58b-ae26725fc697"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7820"
source_hash: "c2073bbe7011b3455da9ad4d93e36d7b1749d4f1785e8231dab6a34bb744037e"
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 7820 (2019-2020) — Relates to requiring new homeless shelters conduct a public hearing in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located before being sited

Requires new homeless shelters to conduct a public hearing in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located before being sited.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7820** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7820&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A7820A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A7820A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **139–3** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FALL — primary (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- CUSICK — cosponsor (person)
- DARLING — cosponsor (person)
- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
- REILLY — cosponsor (person)
- REYES — cosponsor (person)
- RICHARDSON — cosponsor (person)
- RODRIGUEZ — cosponsor (person)
- ROZIC — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)
- WALKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-23** REFERRED TO CITIES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO CITIES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-10** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-10** PRINT NUMBER 7820A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20** REPORTED
- **2020-07-20** RULES REPORT CAL.173
- **2020-07-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.173
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7215A
- **2020-07-23** 3RD READING CAL.1011
- **2020-07-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-12-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31** SIGNED CHAP.383 `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31** APPROVAL MEMO.72

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8531a5f8-661c-4217-a58b-ae26725fc697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).