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Senate Bill S2409
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2015-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §143-b, Soc Serv L; add §236-a, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1144
2011-2012: S1391
2013-2014: S1263
2017-2018: S5028
2015-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2409 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law and the real property law, in relation to protecting homeless children from lead paint poisoning PURPOSE: To assure that families receiving public assistance and/or other governmental housing subsidies are not placed in hazardous housing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends social services law section 143-b and creates a new subsection to bar state and local governmental agencies from arranging to place families in housing that will be subsidized with state funds unless the dwelling unit has first been inspected by properly qualified personnel and determined to be free of lead-based paint hazards. Section two amends the real property law to bar discrimination in the leasing of rental property against families receiving public assistance or governmental housing subsidies. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2409 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, BRESLIN, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, SQUADRON, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law and the real property law, in relation to protecting homeless children from lead paint poisoning THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 143-b of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. NO STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY SHALL ARRANGE TO PLACE A FAMILY CONSISTING OF A PERSON OR PERSONS UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE OR PREGNANT WOMEN IN ANY DWELLING UNIT CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY, OR, IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY DWELLING UNIT CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY, FOR WHICH THE RENT IS PAID IN ANY PART WITH STATE FUNDS UNLESS SUCH DWELLING UNIT HAS BEEN FIRST INSPECTED BY A PERSON ACCREDITED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R. 745.325 OR SUCCESSOR REGULATION, GOVERNING THE ACCREDITATION OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES, AND DETERMINED TO BE FREE OF LEAD-BASED HAZARDS, AS DEFINED BY 42 U.S.C. S4851B(15) AND 40 C.F.R. S745.103, OR SUCCESSOR STATUTE AND REGULATION. A WRITTEN REPORT SHALL BE PREPARED OF SUCH INSPECTION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE TENANT. S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 236-a to read as follows: S 236-A. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS AND FAMILIES RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR GOVERNMENTAL HOUSING SUBSIDIES PROHIBITED. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING OR HAVING IN CHARGE ANY APARTMENT HOUSE, TENEMENT HOUSE OR OTHER BUILDING OR MANUFACTURED HOME PARK USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES WHO SHALL REFUSE TO RENT ANY OR PART OF ANY SUCH BUILDING OR MANUFACTURED HOME PARK TO ANY PERSON OR FAMILY, OR WHO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06944-01-5
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