Senate Bill S1353A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing

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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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2021-S1353 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5428
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14 §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8096

2021-S1353 - Summary

Relates to establishing an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing by state departments, agencies or offices administering housing laws or housing programs and by any localities receiving state funds to administer programs and activities related to housing.

2021-S1353 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1353 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1353
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  BIAGGI, JACKSON, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MAY,
   SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing an
   obligation to affirmatively further fair housing
 
   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 article
 14 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE XIV
             OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING
 SECTION 600. OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING.
   § 600. OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. 1.   FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COVERED HOUSING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN
 ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OFFICE ADMINISTERING HOUSING AND  COMMU-
 NITY  DEVELOPMENT  LAWS  OR  HOUSING  AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,
 THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE NEW YORK STATE  HOUS-
 ING  FINANCE  AGENCY,  THE  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING CORPORATION, THE HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION, THE MUNICIPAL BOND BANK AGENCY, THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY, ANY SUBSIDIARY  OF  THE  FOREGOING  AGENCIES,  ANY
 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY, AND ANY LOCALITIES RECEIVING FUNDS FROM ANY STATE
 DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR  OFFICE  TO  ADMINISTER  PROGRAMS  OR ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL  ADMINISTER
 ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVEL-
 OPMENT  IN  A  MANNER THAT AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERS FAIR HOUSING AND SHALL
 COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSE.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL TAKE  MEAN-
 INGFUL ACTIONS TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S1353A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5428
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14 §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8096

2021-S1353A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing by state departments, agencies or offices administering housing laws or housing programs and by any localities receiving state funds to administer programs and activities related to housing.

2021-S1353A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1353A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1353--A
     Cal. No. 112
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  BIAGGI, JACKSON, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MAY,
   SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee,
   ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
   by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
   restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  establishing  an
   obligation to affirmatively further fair housing
 
   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  article
 14 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE XIV
             OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING
 SECTION 600. OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING.
   §  600.  OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. 1.  FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COVERED HOUSING AGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN
 ANY  STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OFFICE ADMINISTERING HOUSING AND COMMU-
 NITY DEVELOPMENT LAWS OR  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMS
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,
 THE  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE NEW YORK STATE HOUS-
 ING FINANCE AGENCY, THE  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  CORPORATION,  THE  HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION, THE MUNICIPAL BOND BANK AGENCY, THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK  MORTGAGE  AGENCY,  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  OF THE FOREGOING AGENCIES, ANY
 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY, AND ANY LOCALITIES RECEIVING FUNDS FROM ANY STATE
 DEPARTMENT, AGENCY  OR  OFFICE  TO  ADMINISTER  PROGRAMS  OR  ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL ADMINISTER
 ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVEL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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