---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located"
description: "Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 2556"
citation: "New York S 2556 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAVINO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cd9c3d3-ff69-45e4-b22d-8a3ce84e7c25"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S2556"
source_hash: "05f1749c5976d77c328878b32cc7cb7c998b22ed3b149f5a365b84efc07654eb"
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 S 2556 (2021-2022) — Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located

Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located.

## Version chain

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

1. **S2556** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S2556&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–6** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAVINO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.140
- **2021-02-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-03** REFERRED TO CITIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A3022
- **2021-02-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.86
- **2021-02-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-02-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-02-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-16** SIGNED CHAP.68 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cd9c3d3-ff69-45e4-b22d-8a3ce84e7c25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).