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| Mar 21, 2022 | referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 14, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 10, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 09, 2022 | 1st report cal.674 |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
| Feb 08, 2021 | referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 25, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 20, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 19, 2021 | 1st report cal.130 |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to investigations and government operations |
senate Bill S715
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Kevin Thomas
(D) 6th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 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
S715 (ACTIVE) - Details
S715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S715 SPONSOR: THOMAS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to enforcement of fair housing PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill aims to deter violations of the Human Rights Law in relation to fair housing by increasing penalties related to claims brought by the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights as well as those brought by the Attorney General in relation to patterns and prac- tices of discriminatory conduct. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the executive law by adding a new section related to enforcement of the fair housing laws that relate to the conduct of owners, agents, employees and other involved in the sale or rental of
S715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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715
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 enforcement of fair
housing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 298-b
to read as follows:
§ 298-B. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF OWNERS, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING. IF THE
COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A, SUBDIVISION
THREE-B OR SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS
ARTICLE HAS OCCURRED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER WHICH SHALL
DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. AWARD COMPENSATORY DAMAGES TO THE PERSON AGGRIEVED BY SUCH
VIOLATION;
2. TO VINDICATE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY: (I) IN AN
AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS
NOT BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ANY PRIOR DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING
PRACTICE; (II) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE
RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ONE OTHER DISCRIMINATORY
PRACTICE DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF
THE COMPLAINT; AND (III) IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING SEVENTY-FIVE THOU-
SAND DOLLARS IF THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED TWO
OR MORE DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES DURING THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT, EXCEPT THAT IF THE
ACTS CONSTITUTING THE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE THAT IS THE OBJECT OF THE
COMPLAINT ARE COMMITTED BY THE SAME NATURAL PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PREVI-
OUSLY ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED ACTS CONSTITUTING A DISCRIMINATORY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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