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Senate Bill S8207

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for certain unlawful discriminatory practices based on the lawful source of income of the victim

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2021-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S5065
2025-2026: S7183

2021-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for housing related unlawful discriminatory practices based on the lawful source of income of the victim where the respondent receives federal, state or local tax benefits for the housing accommodation at issue.

2021-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8207
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to increasing the  penal-
   ties for certain unlawful discriminatory practices based on the lawful
   source of income of the victim

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of  section  297  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F. ANY MONETARY DAMAGES OR FINES AWARDED OR ASSESSED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DOUBLED WHERE A RESPONDENT IS FOUND
 TO HAVE ENGAGED IN AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE DEFINED IN SUBDI-
 VISIONS  TWO-A OR FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE
 WHICH IS BASED ON THE LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME  OF  THE  VICTIM  OF  SUCH
 UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE, AND SUCH RESPONDENT RECEIVES FEDERAL,
 STATE OR LOCAL TAX BENEFITS FOR THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION  AT  ISSUE  IN
 THE COMPLAINT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14548-01-2

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