NY State Senate Bill S2133A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 21, 2021	approval memo.82 signed chap.698
Dec 10, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly
Jun 03, 2021	ordered to third reading rules cal.320 substituted for a5363
Feb 08, 2021	referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 03, 2021	amended on third reading 2133a
Feb 02, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.231
Feb 01, 2021	reported and committed to rules
Jan 19, 2021	referred to judiciary

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S2133 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5363
Law Section:: Real Property Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §441-b, RP L

S2133 - Summary

Adds a surcharge to the fee paid for issuing or reissuing a real estate broker or salesmen license with such surcharge being collected by the department of state and payable to the office of the attorney general, to be used for statewide fair housing testing efforts.

S2133 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2133

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property law, in relation to adding a surcharge
to the fee paid for issuing or reissuing a real estate broker or sales-
men license

 
PURPOSE:

This bill proposes to fund statewide fair housing testing efforts by
implementing a surcharge on the licensing fees for brokers and agents.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends real property law section 441-b to implement an addi-
tional thirty dollar surcharge for broker's licenses issued or reissued
and an additional ten dollar surcharge for salesperson's licenses issued
or reissued to be collected by the Department of State to be used for
statewide fair housing testing efforts.

Section 2: Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On November 17, 2019, Newsday, a media outlet based on Long Island,
published the results of a three-year investigation of discrimination by
real estate agents, revealing evidence of widespread separate and
unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communi-
ties on Long Island. Newsday utilized paired testing efforts in its
investigation.

Paired testing is an invaluable tool to identify-and subsequently elimi-
nate-where discrimination is prevalent. Contemporary housing discrimi-
nation has evolved since the pre-fair housing movement; discrimination,
once overt, is now much more implicit. Mechanisms such as coded
language, steering, provision of unequal services and placement of
greater financial requirements on minorities are employed to maintain
residential segregation. These mechanisms occur in such a subtle manner,
some victims are unaware that discrimination has even occurred. Imple-
menting a modest surcharge on the licensing fees for brokers and agents
would provide significant funding dedicated to statewide fair housing
testing efforts, including but not limited to the practice of paired
testing.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

S2133 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2133
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to adding a surcharge
   to the fee paid for issuing or  reissuing  a  real  estate  broker  or
   salesmen license

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 441-b of the real property law, as
 amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 58 of the  laws  of  2017,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  fee  for a license issued or reissued under the provisions of
 this article  entitling  a  person,  co-partnership,  limited  liability
 company  or  corporation  to  act  as  a real estate broker shall be one
 hundred fifty-five dollars PLUS AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY  DOLLAR  SURCHARGE.
 SUCH  SURCHARGE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO BE USED
 FOR STATEWIDE FAIR HOUSING TESTING EFFORTS. The fee for a license issued
 or reissued under the provisions of this article entitling a  person  to
 act  as a real estate salesman shall be fifty-five dollars PLUS AN ADDI-
 TIONAL TEN DOLLAR SURCHARGE. SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL BE  COLLECTED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  TO  BE  USED  FOR  STATEWIDE FAIR HOUSING TESTING
 EFFORTS. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision seven of  section
 four  hundred forty-one-a of this article, after January first, nineteen
 hundred eighty-six, the secretary of state shall assign staggered  expi-
 ration  dates for outstanding licenses that have been previously renewed
 on October thirty-first of each  year  from  the  assigned  date  unless
 renewed. If the assigned date results in a term that exceeds twenty-four
 months,  the  applicant  shall  pay  an  additional  prorated adjustment
 together with the regular renewal fee.  The  secretary  of  state  shall
 assign  dates  to  existing licenses in a manner which shall result in a
 term of not less than two years.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06384-02-1

Co-Sponsors

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5363
Law Section:: Real Property Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §441-b, RP L

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2133A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property law, in relation to adding a surcharge
to the fee paid for issuing or reissuing a real estate broker or sales-
men license

 
PURPOSE:

This bill proposes to fund statewide fair housing testing efforts by
implementing a surcharge on the licensing fees for brokers and agents.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends real property law section 441-b to implement an addi-
tional thirty dollar surcharge for broker's licenses issued or reissued
and an additional ten dollar surcharge for salesperson's licenses issued
or reissued to be collected by the New York State Office of the Attorney
General to be used for statewide fair housing testing efforts.

Section 2: Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On November 17, 2019, Newsday, a media outlet based on Long Island,
published the results of a three-year investigation of discrimination by
real estate agents, revealing evidence of widespread separate and
unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communi-
ties on Long Island. Newsday utilized paired testing efforts in its
investigation.

Paired testing is an invaluable tool to identify-and subsequently elimi-
nate-where discrimination is prevalent. Contemporary housing discrimi-
nation has evolved since the pre-fair housing movement; discrimination,
once overt, is now much more implicit. Mechanisms such as coded
language, steering, provision of unequal services and placement of
greater financial requirements on minorities are employed to maintain
residential segregation. These mechanisms occur in such a subtle manner,
some victims are unaware that discrimination has even occurred. Imple-
menting a modest surcharge on the licensing fees for brokers and agents
would provide significant funding dedicated to statewide fair housing
testing efforts, including but not limited to the practice of paired
testing.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2133--A
     Cal. No. 231
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, KAVANAGH, THOMAS, KAMINSKY, KAPLAN -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Judiciary -- reported favorably from said committee and
   committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered  to  a  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to adding a surcharge
   to the fee paid for issuing or  reissuing  a  real  estate  broker  or
   salesmen license
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 441-b of the real property law, as
 amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 58 of the  laws  of  2017,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  fee  for a license issued or reissued under the provisions of
 this article  entitling  a  person,  co-partnership,  limited  liability
 company  or  corporation  to  act  as  a real estate broker shall be one
 hundred fifty-five dollars PLUS AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY  DOLLAR  SURCHARGE.
 SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PAYABLE
 TO  THE  OFFICE  OF  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BE USED FOR STATEWIDE FAIR
 HOUSING TESTING EFFORTS. The fee for a license issued or reissued  under
 the  provisions  of  this  article  entitling  a person to act as a real
 estate salesman shall be  fifty-five  dollars  PLUS  AN  ADDITIONAL  TEN
 DOLLAR SURCHARGE. SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
 STATE  AND  PAYABLE TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BE USED FOR
 STATEWIDE FAIR HOUSING TESTING EFFORTS. Notwithstanding  the  provisions
 of  subdivision  seven of section four hundred forty-one-a of this arti-
 cle, after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, the secretary  of
 state  shall  assign staggered expiration dates for outstanding licenses
 that have been previously renewed on October thirty-first of  each  year
 from the assigned date unless renewed. If the assigned date results in a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06384-03-1

 S. 2133--A                          2
 
 term  that  exceeds twenty-four months, the applicant shall pay an addi-
 tional prorated adjustment together with the regular  renewal  fee.  The
 secretary  of  state shall assign dates to existing licenses in a manner
 which shall result in a term of not less than two years.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Feb 8, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Feb 8, 2021

Feb 2, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 2, 2021

Feb 2, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 2, 2021

Bill Amendments

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S2133 - Details

S2133 - Summary

S2133 - Sponsor Memo

S2133 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Feb 8, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Feb 8, 2021

Feb 2, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 2, 2021

Feb 2, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 2, 2021

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S2133 - Details

S2133 - Summary

S2133 - Sponsor Memo

S2133 - Bill Text download pdf

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S2133A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2133A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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