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Senate Bill S4253

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination

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2023-S4253 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1922

2023-S4253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination.

2023-S4253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4253
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ASHBY,  OBERACKER,  RHOADS, ROLISON, WEIK -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to adding veterans to
   protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B.  IT  SHALL  BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR THE OWNER,
 LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR  MANAGING  AGENT  OF  PUBLICLY-ASSISTED
 HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS OR OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR
 POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO  RENT  OR  LEASE  SUCH  ACCOMMODATIONS  TO
 REFUSE  TO  SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR OTHERWISE TO DENY TO OR WITHHOLD FROM
 ANY PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS SUCH HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  BECAUSE  OF
 SUCH PERSON'S STATUS AS A VETERAN.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE  FOR  ANY  PERSON
 OFFERING  OR  PROVIDING HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS, LAND OR COMMERCIAL SPACE
 AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), AND  (C)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  TO
 REFUSE TO SELL, RENT OR LEASE ANY HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, LAND OR COMMER-
 CIAL SPACE TO ANY PERSON BECAUSE OF SUCH PERSON'S STATUS AS A VETERAN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06233-01-3

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