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NY A09195

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Simcha Eichenstein

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Property owners, associations, and landlords are prohibited from enforcing or adopting restrictive covenants that ban religious items from being displayed on entry doors or doorframes of dwellings

  • Restrictions may still be enforced if religious items threaten public health or safety, hinder door operation, violate laws, contain obscene content, or exceed 36 by 12 square inches in total size

  • Homeowners associations cannot limit religious item displays on members' entry doors but may require temporary removal during door maintenance or repairs with individual notice provided

  • "Religious item" is defined as any item displayed because of sincerely held religious belief

  • Takes effect 30 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Prohibits a property owner from enforcing or adopting a restriction that prohibits one or more religious items from being displayed or affixed on any entry door or entry doorframe of a dwelling.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations11/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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