Assembly Actions -
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Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
Mar 10, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2020 |
1st report cal.536 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 29, 2019 |
1st report cal.975 |
May 20, 2019 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S6157
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
2019-S6157 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9526
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §296, Exec L
2019-S6157 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6157 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to providing that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrim- ination in advertisements 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 purpose of the bill is to change the Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination in private housing, such that: (1) there will no.longer be an exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements and inquiries for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied two-unit dwelling, and (2) that engaging in discriminato- ry advertising or inquiries will cause such property to no longer be exempt from full coverage by the nondiscrimination provisions of the Human Rights Law
2019-S6157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6157 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- (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. The closing paragraph of subparagraph 3 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (4) (I) The provisions OF SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO of this paragraph [(a)] shall not apply [(1)] to the rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner resides in one of such housing accommodations[, (2) to the restriction of the rental of all rooms in a housing accommodation to individuals of the same sex or (3) to the rental of a room or rooms in a housing accommodation, if such rental is by the occupant of the housing accommodation or by the owner of the housing accommodation and the owner resides in such housing accommodation or (4) solely with respect to age and familial status to the restriction of the sale, rental or lease of housing accommodations exclusively to persons sixty-two years of age or older and the spouse of any such person, or for housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per unit. In deter- mining whether housing is intended and operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older, Sec. 807(b) (2) (c) (42 U.S.C. 3607 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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