| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3893
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
Actions
2025-S3893 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S3893 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3893
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to authorize the commissioner of the division of housing and
community renewal to prescribe certain forms in different languages
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide that some legal forms of the housing division also be
distributed in languages other than English.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The commissioner of the division of housing and community
renewal is authorized to prescribe for legal forms and applications to
be translated into Spanish and any other languages as such commissioner
deems appropriate, as long as such language is spoken by at least one
percent of the population.
Section 2: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
2025-S3893 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3893
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of the division of housing and
community renewal to prescribe certain forms in different languages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of the division of housing and community
renewal is authorized to prescribe for legal forms and applications to
be translated into Spanish and any other languages as such commissioner
deems appropriate, as long as such language is spoken by at least one
percent of the population. Such commissioner shall further cause such
translated forms and applications to be prepared, printed and dissem-
inated.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06440-01-5
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