Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 09, 2020 |
print number 10894a |
Sep 09, 2020 |
amend and recommit to governmental operations |
Aug 17, 2020 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A10894
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SOLAGES
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
Bill Amendments
2019-A10894 - Details
2019-A10894 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10894 I N A S S E M B L Y August 17, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Solages) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enforcement of fair housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 298-b to read as follows: § 298-B. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS. IF THE COMMIS- SIONER FINDS THAT A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION THREE-B OR PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE HAS OCCURRED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER WHICH SHALL DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. AWARD COMPENSATORY DAMAGES TO THE PERSON AGGRIEVED BY SUCH VIOLATION; 2. TO VINDICATE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY: (I) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ANY PRIOR DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE; (II) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ONE OTHER DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT; AND (III) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING SEVENTY-FIVE THOU- SAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED TWO OR MORE DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES DURING THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT, EXCEPT THAT IF THE ACTS CONSTITUTING THE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE THAT IS THE OBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT ARE COMMITTED BY THE SAME NATURAL PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PREVI- OUSLY ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ACTS CONSTITUTING A DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE, THEN THE CIVIL PENALTIES SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) AND (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE IMPOSED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH ANY SUBSEQUENT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE OCCURRED; 3. REQUIRE THE RESPONDENT TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM SUCH UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
2019-A10894A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A10894A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of human rights to enforce provisions relating to real estate brokers and unlawful discriminatory practices; awards compensatory damages to the aggrieved person; assesses a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest; makes related provisions.
2019-A10894A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10894--A I N A S S E M B L Y August 17, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Solages) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enforcement of fair housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 298-b to read as follows: § 298-B. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF OWNERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING. IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A, SUBDIVISION THREE-B OR SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE HAS OCCURRED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER WHICH SHALL DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. AWARD COMPENSATORY DAMAGES TO THE PERSON AGGRIEVED BY SUCH VIOLATION; 2. TO VINDICATE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY: (I) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ANY PRIOR DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE; (II) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ONE OTHER DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT; AND (III) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING SEVENTY-FIVE THOU- SAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED TWO OR MORE DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES DURING THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT, EXCEPT THAT IF THE ACTS CONSTITUTING THE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE THAT IS THE OBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT ARE COMMITTED BY THE SAME NATURAL PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PREVI- OUSLY ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ACTS CONSTITUTING A DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE, THEN THE CIVIL PENALTIES SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) AND (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE IMPOSED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH ANY SUBSEQUENT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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