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Senate Bill S1922

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination

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2025-S1922 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4253

2025-S1922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S1922 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1922
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, GALLIVAN, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS,
   ROLISON,  WEBER,  WEIK  --  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  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.
                                                            LBD03582-01-5

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