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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 12, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A1594
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI O
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Steven Otis
Deborah Glick
Michaelle C. Solages
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
David Buchwald
Vivian Cook
Michael Cusick
2017-A1594 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1878
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Housing
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §223-c, Pub Hous L; add Art 7 §238-a, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A6949
2015-2016: A2065, S5944
2019-2020: A1960
2021-2022: A7136
2023-2024: A3357
2017-A1594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1594 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, GLICK, MOYA, SOLAGES, ROSENTHAL, RAIA, BRINDISI, TITONE, COLTON, BICHOTTE, WEPRIN, SKOUFIS, MALLIOTAK- IS, MURRAY, BARRETT, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BUCHWALD, COOK, CUSICK, HEVESI, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, RA, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the real property law, in relation to discrimination against owners of specific breeds of dog THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 223-c to read as follows: § 223-C. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO OWN CERTAIN DOGS. NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED OCCUPANCY IN A DWELLING IN ANY PROJECT OR BE SUBJECTED TO EVICTION FROM ANY SUCH DWELLING ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH PERSON OWNS A DOG OF A SPECIFIC BREED, SIZE, OR WEIGHT AND SUCH DOG RESIDES WITH SUCH PERSON. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT ANY AUTHORITY FROM PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS ON THE OWNERSHIP OF DOGS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BREED, SIZE, OR WEIGHT, OR ON THE OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS DOGS AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. § 2. Article 7 of the real property law is amended by adding a new section 238-a to read as follows: § 238-A. DISCRIMINATION IN LEASES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN DOGS. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING OR HAVING IN CHARGE ANY APARTMENT HOUSE, TENEMENT HOUSE OR OTHER BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME PARK USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES SHALL RESTRICT A TENANT'S ABILITY TO OWN A DOG OF A SPECIFIC BREED, SIZE OR WEIGHT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT SUCH PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS FROM PRESCRIB- ING AND ENFORCING REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS ON THE OWNER- SHIP OF DOGS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BREED, SIZE OR WEIGHT, OR ON THE OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS DOGS AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWEN- TY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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