Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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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.418 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to housing, construction and community development returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 30, 2019 |
referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 10, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 09, 2019 |
1st report cal.452 |
Apr 03, 2019 |
print number 4742a |
Apr 03, 2019 |
amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development |
Mar 22, 2019 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4742A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S4742 - Details
2019-S4742 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4742 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting homeowners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit homeowners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems (SBS). SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The Real Property Law is amended by adding a new ARTICLE 9-C SOLAR RIGHTS ACT § 342. Certain covenants, conditions, and restrictions of homeowners' association prohibited. 1. Defines "restriction on use" and "solar power system". 2. A homeowners' association my not adopt or enforce any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or use of a solar power system. A restriction on use which effectively prohibits the
2019-S4742 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4742 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BROOKS, KENNEDY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting home- owners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 9-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 9-C SOLAR RIGHTS ACT SECTION 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWN- ERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. § 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "RESTRICTION ON USE" MEANS ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN: (I) A DEED; (II) A CONTRACT; (III) THE BY-LAWS OF A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (IV) ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (V) A SECURITY AGREEMENT; OR (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF, OR ANY INTEREST IN, REAL PROPERTY. (B) "SOLAR POWER SYSTEM" MEANS A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, COMPRISING OF SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, INSTALLED ON A ROOFTOP, WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS. 2. A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION MAY NOT ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT, OR IMPOSE UNREASONABLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2019-S4742A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4742A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4742A SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting homeowners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit homeowners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems (SBS). SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The Real Property Law is amended by adding a new ARTICLE 9-C SOLAR RIGHTS ACT § 342. Certain covenants, conditions, and restrictions of homeowners' association prohibited. 1. Defines "restriction on use" and "solar power system". 2. A homeowners' association my not adopt or enforce any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or use of a solar power system. A restriction on use which effectively prohibits the
2019-S4742A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4742--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BROOKS, KENNEDY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting home- owners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 9-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 9-C SOLAR RIGHTS ACT SECTION 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWN- ERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. § 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "RESTRICTION ON USE" MEANS ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN: (I) A DEED; (II) A CONTRACT; (III) THE BY-LAWS OF A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (IV) ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (V) A SECURITY AGREEMENT; OR (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF, OR ANY INTEREST IN, REAL PROPERTY. (B) "SOLAR POWER SYSTEM" MEANS A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, COMPRISING OF SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, INSTALLED ON A ROOFTOP, WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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