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NY S00112

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/8/2021

Primary Sponsor

Anna Kaplan

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "fair housing testing" as covert housing investigations to gather evidence of compliance with fair housing law by comparing treatment of protected class members and non-members in similar situations.

  • Requires the New York Attorney General to conduct yearly fair housing testing to ensure compliance with fair housing laws.

  • Mandates annual reporting to the governor and legislature on the number of tests conducted, instances of possible discrimination found, and any resulting enforcement actions.

  • Permits the Attorney General to contract with nonprofit organizations that operate full-service fair housing programs and have at least two years of fair housing testing expertise to execute testing.

  • Allows contracted organizations and individuals to pursue all legal remedies available for any discrimination discovered through the fair housing testing.

Legislative Description

Relates to requiring annual fair housing testing; defines fair housing testing; requires the attorney general to conduct yearly fair housing testing to ensure compliance with the human rights law.

Last Action

referred to housing

2/28/2022

Committee Referrals

Housing2/28/2022
Finance1/10/2022
Investigations and Government Operations1/5/2022
Housing2/8/2021
Investigations and Government Operations1/6/2021

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