Assembly Actions -
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Jul 31, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8864
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2019-S8864 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9834
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19-a, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S4742, A2679
2019-S8864 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the use of electronic records and signatures for residential leases and lease renewals of units for which the owner is required to file annual registration statements.
2019-S8864 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8864 SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to directing the commissioner of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the use of electronic records and signatures for certain residential leases PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill requires the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to develop regulations to allow electronic leases and signatures to be used for leases of rent stabilized units, while also ensuring that the use of electronic records is entirely voluntary for the tenant. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one requires the commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to promulgate rules that allow for the use of elec-
2019-S8864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8864 I N S E N A T E July 31, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to directing the commissioner of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the use of electronic records and signatures for certain residential leases 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 19-a to read as follows: § 19-A. ELECTRONIC LEASE REGULATIONS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSUL- TATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC FACILITATOR AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AUTHORIZING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS OR SIGNATURES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS BY TENANTS FOR RESIDENTIAL LEASES AND LEASE RENEWALS OF UNITS FOR WHICH THE OWNER IS REQUIRED TO FILE ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATE- MENTS, PURSUANT TO EITHER SECTION TWELVE-A OF THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR OR SECTION 26-517 OF THE ADMIN- ISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN A MANNER THAT CONFORMS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW. 2. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE TENANT AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENTED TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND THAT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNA- TURES IS VOLUNTARY PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW. 3. THE DIVISION SHALL ALSO DEVELOP A FORM IN THE TOP SIX LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN IN THE STATE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF CENSUS THAT CONFIRMS A TENANT'S AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS. SUCH FORM SHALL CLEARLY STATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES IS VOLUNTARY AND CANNOT BE REQUIRED BY A LANDLORD, CITE THE RELEVANT PARTS OF THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND RECORDS ACT, AND REQUIRE THAT COPIES OF THIS SIGNED CONSENT BE PROVIDED TO THE TENANT AND THE DIVISION. NO ELEC- TRONIC RECORDS SHALL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY UNIT BY THE DIVISION UNLESS SUCH CONSENT FORM IS ON FILE WITH THE DIVISION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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