assembly Bill A9531

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of religious items on dwellings

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Jan 24, 2020 referred to governmental operations

A9531 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6843
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-p, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3674, S122
2023-2024: A1757

A9531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the display of religious items on dwellings.

A9531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9531

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil rights law, in relation to the display of
  religious items on dwellings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
79-p to read as follows:
  § 79-P. DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS ITEMS ON DWELLINGS. 1. EXCEPT  AS  OTHER-
WISE  PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION, A PROPERTY OWNER SHALL NOT ENFORCE OR
ADOPT A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR ANY OTHER RESTRICTION THAT PROHIBITS ONE
OR MORE RELIGIOUS ITEMS FROM BEING DISPLAYED OR  AFFIXED  ON  ANY  ENTRY
DOOR OR ENTRY DOORFRAME OF A DWELLING.
  2.  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION AND THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE ENFORCE-
MENT OR ADOPTION OF A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR OTHER RESTRICTION  PROHIB-
ITING  THE  DISPLAY OR AFFIXING OF A RELIGIOUS ITEM ON ANY ENTRY DOOR OR
ENTRY DOORFRAME TO A DWELLING THAT:
  (A) THREATENS THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY;
  (B) HINDERS THE OPENING OR CLOSING OF ANY ENTRY DOOR;
  (C) VIOLATES ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW;
  (D) CONTAINS GRAPHICS, LANGUAGE OR ANY  DISPLAY  THAT  IS  OBSCENE  OR
OTHERWISE ILLEGAL; OR
  (E)  INDIVIDUALLY  OR  IN  COMBINATION  WITH  ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS ITEM
DISPLAYED OR AFFIXED ON ANY ENTRY DOOR OR DOORFRAME, HAS  A  TOTAL  SIZE
GREATER  THAN  THIRTY-SIX  BY TWELVE SQUARE INCHES, PROVIDED IT DOES NOT
EXCEED THE SIZE OF THE DOOR.
  3. (A) NO GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF AN ASSOCIATION SHALL LIMIT OR PROHIBIT
THE DISPLAY OF ONE OR MORE RELIGIOUS ITEMS ON THE ENTRY  DOOR  OR  ENTRY
DOORFRAME OF A MEMBER'S SEPARATE INTEREST.
   (B)  IF AN ASSOCIATION IS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR REPLACE-
MENT OF AN ENTRY DOOR OR  DOORFRAME  THAT  SERVES  A  MEMBER'S  SEPARATE
INTEREST,  THE  MEMBER MAY BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE A RELIGIOUS ITEM DURING
THE TIME THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED. AFTER COMPLETION  OF  THE  ASSOCI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets