NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6713

Senate Bill S6713

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the division of human rights to promulgate a statement regarding housing discrimination that shall be appended to any form of housing assistance

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2020	committed to rules
Feb 13, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 12, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 11, 2020	1st report cal.412
Jan 08, 2020	referred to investigations and government operations
Sep 13, 2019	referred to rules

Votes

- Feb 11, 2020 - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote
  S6713
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote: Feb 11, 2020
      
      aye (5)
      
      Biaggi
      
      Carlucci
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Skoufis
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Jacobs
      
      Lanza

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2019-S6713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8389
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §295-a, Exec L

2019-S6713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of human rights to promulgate a statement regarding housing discrimination that shall be appended to any form of housing assistance to inform recipients of such assistance about what statements and actions may be considered illegal discrimination based on lawful source of income.

2019-S6713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6713

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
directing the division of human rights to promulgate a statement regard-
ing housing discrimination that shall be appended to any form of housing
assistance

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To notify housing assistance recipients of their rights to utilize their
vouchers without discrimination and how they may make a complaint if
they believe they have been discriminated against.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the executive law by adding a new section 295-a that
directs the division of human rights to create a promulgate a statement
to be appended to any form of housing assistance administered by any
state or municipal agency that informs housing assistance recipients of
their rights to use their vouchers and the steps they may take to make a

complaint if they believe that they have been the victim of source of
income discrimination

Section 2 provides the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As part of the FY 2019-2020 budget, lawful source of income discrimi-
nation has been updated in the human rights law to include housing
assistance. Recipients of housing assistance must know that they are
protected under law so they can turn to the appropriate agencies to make
a complaint if they believe they have been the victim of source of
income discrimination.

Property owners who turn away housing assistance recipients the problem
of homelessness in our state and undermine the programs that the state
administers to provide stable and affordable housing to New Yorkers.
With an informed and empowered public, we can hold these bad actors
accountable and ensure that New Yorkers are able to make use of programs
to house them.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Unknown.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
90 days after becoming law.

2019-S6713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6713
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
   of human rights to promulgate a statement regarding housing  discrimi-
   nation that shall be appended to any form of housing assistance

   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  295-a
 to read as follows:
   §  295-A. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION. IN ADDITION TO
 THE POWERS AND DUTIES OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE,  THE  DIVISION
 SHALL:
   CREATE  AND  PROMULGATE A STATEMENT THAT SHALL BE APPENDED TO ANY FORM
 OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED BY  ANY  STATE  OR  MUNICIPAL  AGENCY
 INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SECTION EIGHT HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER
 PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF HOUSING  ASSISTANCE,  PAYMENT,  OR  CREDIT
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ASSISTANCE OR CREDIT IS PAID OR ATTRI-
 BUTED  DIRECTLY  TO  A  LANDLORD.  SUCH  STATEMENT  SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,
 INCLUDE:
   1. EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME;
   2. EXAMPLES OF PHRASES  THAT  MAY  INDICATE  DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON
 LAWFUL  SOURCE  OF INCOME IN VIOLATION OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX
 OF THIS ARTICLE;
   3. A STATEMENT THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR  LANDLORDS,  BROKERS  AND  OTHER
 HOUSING AGENTS TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PAYMENT OF RENT
 OR A SECURITY DEPOSIT IN BUILDINGS WITH SIX OR MORE UNITS;
   4.  A  STATEMENT  THAT  IT IS ILLEGAL FOR LANDLORDS, BROKERS AND OTHER
 HOUSING AGENTS TO REQUEST  ADDITIONAL  PAYMENTS  FOR  RENT,  A  SECURITY
 DEPOSIT  OR  BROKER'S  FEE BECAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES RENTAL ASSIST-
 ANCE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13308-02-9

 S. 6713                             2
 
   5. A STATEMENT THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR  LANDLORDS,  BROKERS  AND  OTHER
 HOUSING  AGENTS  TO  PUBLISH  ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT THAT INDICATES A
 REFUSAL TO ACCEPT RENTAL ASSISTANCE;
   6.  A  STATEMENT  THAT  IT IS ILLEGAL FOR LANDLORDS TO REFUSE OR DELAY
 MAKING REPAIRS TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S UNIT BECAUSE SUCH INDIVIDUAL PAYS RENT
 WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE;
   7. A STATEMENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL  HAS  THE  RIGHT  TO  BE  FREE  FROM
 DISCRIMINATORY,  HARASSING  OR THREATENING BEHAVIOR OR COMMENTS BASED ON
 SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RECEIPT OF OR APPLICATION FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE;
   8. CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING PHONE NUMBERS, FOR  THE  APPROPRIATE
 AGENCIES  AND  DEPARTMENTS  AT  WHICH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT IF THE VOUCHER
 RECIPIENT FEELS THAT HE OR SHE IS A VICTIM OF SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMI-
 NATION; AND
   9. ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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