Assembly Bill A2259

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to rental discrimination based on income

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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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2019-A2259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5166
2017-2018: A6948

2019-A2259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to rental discrimination based on income.

2019-A2259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2259
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JOYNER, LAVINE, L. ROSENTHAL, HEVESI, GOTTFRIED,
   BLAKE,  DINOWITZ,  PERRY,  COOK,  JAFFEE,  COLTON,   CRESPO,   WALKER,
   DE LA ROSA,  RIVERA  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. D'URSO, GALEF,
   GLICK, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations

 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to discrimination based
   upon the income of persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35.  THE  TERM  "SOURCE  OF  INCOME"  SHALL INCLUDE: WAGES FROM LAWFUL
 EMPLOYMENT;  CHILD  SUPPORT;  ALIMONY;  FOSTER  CARE  SUBSIDIES;  INCOME
 DERIVED  FROM  SOCIAL  SECURITY,  OR ANY FORM OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; HOUSING AND RENTAL SUBSIDIES AND ASSISTANCE,  INCLUD-
 ING  SECTION 8 VOUCHERS; SAVINGS, INVESTMENT AND TRUST ACCOUNTS; AND ANY
 OTHER FORMS OF LAWFUL INCOME.
   § 2. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 2-a of section 296  of
 the  executive  law,  as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or  with-
 hold  from  any  person  or group of persons such housing accommodations
 because of the race, creed, color, disability, national  origin,  sexual
 orientation,  military  status,  age, sex, marital status, [or] familial
 status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME of such person or persons, or  to  represent
 that  any housing accommodation or land is not available for inspection,
 sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
   (b) To discriminate against any person because of  his  or  her  race,
 creed,  color, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, military
 status, age, sex, marital status, [or] familial  status,  OR  SOURCE  OF
 INCOME  in  the terms, conditions or privileges of any publicly-assisted
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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