| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jul 21, 2020 | referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 23, 2020 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 22, 2020 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 21, 2020 | 1st report cal.213 |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to housing, construction and community development returned to senate died in assembly |
| Apr 01, 2019 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 28, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 27, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 26, 2019 | 1st report cal.325 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | print number 4117a |
| Mar 19, 2019 | amend (t) and recommit to housing, construction and community development |
| Feb 28, 2019 | referred to housing, construction and community development |
senate Bill S4117A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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S4117 - Details
S4117 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4117 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to prohibiting the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use PURPOSE: To prohibit proceedings to be commenced under Article 7 of the real property actions and proceedings law when an tenant is a user of medical marihuana and uses medical marihuana for a certified medical use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 716 to the real property action and proceedings law. Specifically it defined medical marihuana and certified medical use as the same as set forth in section 3360 of the public health law. Also would prohibit a person, corporation, limited liability company,
S4117 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4117
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 actions and proceedings law, in
relation to prohibiting the eviction of tenants for using medical
marihuana for a certified medical use
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
adding a new section 716 to read as follows:
§ 716. CERTIFIED USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA; NO GROUNDS. 1. FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS "MEDICAL MARIHUANA" AND "CERTIFIED MEDICAL
USE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP OR
ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A TENANT USES MEDICAL MARIHUANA FOR A CERTI-
FIED MEDICAL USE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TENANT IS A PATIENT CERTIFIED TO
USE MEDICAL MARIHUANA PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-A OF ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Brian Kavanagh
(D) 27th Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S4117A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4117A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4117A SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to prohibiting the eviction of tenants for the certified medical use of medical marihuana PURPOSE: To protect tenants from eviction as a result of their certified use of medical marihuana. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 744-a to the real property law. Specifies that a tenant shall not be removed from a residential unit because of their certified medical use of medical marihuana. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
S4117A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4117--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 actions and proceedings law, in
relation to prohibiting the eviction of tenants for the certified
medical use of medical marihuana
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
adding a new section 716 to read as follows:
§ 716. EVICTION BASED ON THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUA-
NA PROHIBITED. 1. A TENANT SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM POSSESSION OF A
RESIDENTIAL UNIT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE OF SUCH PERSON'S
CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THIR-
TY-THREE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE
TO A PROCEEDING TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT THAT A LAND-
LORD SEEKS SUCH RECOVERY BECAUSE OF A PERSON'S CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF
MEDICAL MARIHUANA, AND THAT, BUT FOR SUCH USE, THE LANDLORD WOULD NOT
SEEK TO RECOVER POSSESSION. A LANDLORD MAY REBUT SUCH DEFENSE BY SHOWING
THAT HE OR SHE SEEKS TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT BECAUSE
OF ANY OTHER LAWFUL GROUND.
2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL RESTRICT A LANDLORD'S LEGAL RIGHTS TO
RECOVER POSSESSION OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON GROUNDS NOT BASED ON OR
DERIVED FROM THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL USE OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10158-03-9
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