# New York S 7738: Authorizes shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy

New York S 7738, Authorizes shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrew Gounardes (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-05-14 (RETURNED TO SENATE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 7738
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2026-05-14, RETURNED TO SENATE
- Sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: SOCIAL SERVICES, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (226 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jabari Brisport (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Rolison (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 133 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | committee | Finance Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | committee | Social Services Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Social Services Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-14: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-05-14: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-05-14: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.116 (House)
- 2026-05-14: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3264B (House)
- 2026-05-13: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-05-13: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.853 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: PRINT NUMBER 7738A (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7738A)
- Original, 2025-05-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7738)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7738A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7738)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7738-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).