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| Feb 28, 2022 | referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 18, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 12, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 11, 2022 | 1st report cal.124 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
| Feb 08, 2021 | referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 25, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 20, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 19, 2021 | 1st report cal.124 |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to investigations and government operations |
senate Bill S112
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
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Brian Kavanagh
(D) 27th Senate District
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
S112 (ACTIVE) - Details
S112 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S112 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring annual fair housing testing PURPOSE: This legislation sets up a fair housing testing program to identify possible discrimination in the housing market. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 292 of the executive law by adding a new subdi- vision 39 to define term fair housing testing, which means a covert housing investigation to gather evidence of compliance with this article for the purpose of comparing how members and non-members of protected class who are otherwise similarly situated are treated.
S112 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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112
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 requiring annual fair
housing testing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 39 to read as follows:
39. THE TERM "FAIR HOUSING TESTING" SHALL MEAN A COVERT HOUSING INVES-
TIGATION TO GATHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE INVOLVING
ONE OR MORE PERSONS WHO INITIATE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPARING HOW MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF A PROTECTED
CLASS, AS DEFINED BY THIS ARTICLE, WHO ARE OTHERWISE SIMILARLY SITUATED
ARE TREATED. THE INVESTIGATION MAY ALSO INCLUDE COMPARING THE OBSERVED
CONDUCT OR BUSINESS PRACTICES TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAIR HOUSING LAWS
AND ANALYSIS OF ANY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA TO IDENTIFY DISCRIMINATORY
FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES.
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 295-a to
read as follows:
§ 295-A. FAIR HOUSING TESTING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL CONDUCT
YEARLY FAIR HOUSING TESTING TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. THE
RESULTS OF SUCH FAIR HOUSING TESTING SHALL BE REPORTED ANNUALLY TO THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF TESTS CONDUCTED
EACH YEAR, THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION FOUND AS A
RESULT OF SUCH TESTING, AND ANY RESULTING ENFORCEMENT ACTION BROUGHT AS
A RESULT OF SUCH TESTING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY CONTRACT TO A NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A FULL-SERVICE FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM
AND HAS EXPERTISE IN CONDUCTING FAIR HOUSING TESTING FOR AT LEAST TWO
YEARS TO EXECUTE ANY PORTION OR ALL OF THE FAIR HOUSING TESTS. ANY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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