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Apr 09, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6902
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6902 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9899
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §296, Exec L
2011-S6902 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements and inquiries for the rental of certain apartment dwellings; further provides that engaging in discriminatory advertising or inquiries will cause the property to no longer be exempt from full coverage by the nondiscrimination provisions of the human rights law.
2011-S6902 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6902 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to providing that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertise- ments and inquiries for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied two-unit dwelling, or for the rental of rooms in an owner-occupied dwelling, and that engaging in discriminatory advertising or inquiries will cause the property to no longer be exempt from full coverage by the nondiscrimination provisions of the human rights law PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The bill would amend the Human Rights Law to conform to federal law so there would no longer be a blanket exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied two-unit dwelling, or for the rental of rooms in an owner-occupied dwelling if such property is advertised. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend subsection 5 of the Executive Law §296 to: o Renumber the paragraph following paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and
2011-S6902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6902 I N S E N A T E April 9, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Division of Human Rights) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in adver- tisements and inquiries for the rental of an apartment in an owner-oc- cupied two-unit dwelling, or for the rental of rooms in an owner-occu- pied dwelling, and that engaging in discriminatory advertising or inquiries will cause the property to no longer be exempt from full coverage by the nondiscrimination provisions of the human rights law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 296 of the execu- tive law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease a housing accommodation, constructed or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof: (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons such a housing accommodation because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, or familial status of such person or persons, or to represent that any housing accommodation or land is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available. (2) To discriminate against any person because of race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age, disabil- ity, marital status, or familial status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any such housing accommo- dation or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith. (3) To print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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