Assemblymember Eleanor Ross announced legislation she said would address rising housing costs in New York by encouraging mixed-income construction, expanding oversight of publicly subsidized developments and supporting housing approvals near public transportation.

The proposal, titled the Housing Affordability and Community Accountability Act, was described in Ross’s announcement as bipartisan legislation. The release did not identify co-sponsors, provide bill language, or specify the size, duration or funding source of the proposed incentives and municipal support.

Ross said the measure is intended to expand affordable housing access for working families facing pressure from rent and other household expenses. She argued that teachers, nurses, young professionals and working parents are increasingly unable to remain in the communities where they live or work.

“New York cannot remain a state where teachers, nurses, young professionals, and working parents are increasingly priced out of the communities they serve,” Ross said in the release. “We need more housing. We need housing that people can actually afford. And when public money is involved, taxpayers deserve to know that it is producing real results.”

According to the announcement, the bill would create new incentives for developers to build mixed-income residential projects. Mixed-income developments generally include homes or apartments intended for residents at different income levels, though the release did not define the affordability standards that would apply under Ross’s proposal.

The legislation would also seek to strengthen oversight of residential developments that receive public subsidies. Ross framed that provision as an accountability measure, saying public investment should produce measurable benefits. The release did not detail what reporting, enforcement mechanisms or penalties the proposed oversight provisions would include.

Municipalities that approve housing projects near transit would receive additional support under the bill, according to the press release. The announcement did not state whether that support would take the form of grants, technical assistance, tax incentives or another mechanism.

Ross said she wants the proposal to bring together developers, local governments, tenant advocates and community organizations rather than set those groups against one another. Housing development often involves competing concerns over affordability, neighborhood growth, public infrastructure and the use of public funds.

The bill’s prospects in the State Legislature were not addressed in the release. Under the state’s legislative process, measures are debated and voted on by the combined State Legislature, with voting results calculated in part through each state’s party composition.

Ross holds no listed government office beyond her identification in the release as an assemblymember. No comments from other lawmakers, developers, tenant groups or municipal officials were included in the announcement.