New York A 4432: Relates to the "juvenile offender second chance act"

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A04432 Summary:

BILL NOA04432 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06053

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSRReyes

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Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L

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Relates to rental discrimination based upon consumer credit history; prohibits a person from refusing to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons housing accommodations because of the consumer credit history of such person or persons, or to represent that any housing accommodation is not available for rental or lease when in fact it is so available; defines consumer credit history.

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BILL NOA04432 

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02/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4432

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, REYES -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to rental discrimination
 based upon consumer credit history

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 42 to read as follows:
 3 42. The term "consumer credit history" means an individual's credit
 4 worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity or payment history, as
 5 indicated by:
 6 (a) a consumer credit report; or
 7 (b) credit score.
 8 § 2. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 2-a of section 296 of
 9 the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 202 and 748 of the
 10 laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
 11 (a) (i) To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or
 12 withhold from any person or group of persons such housing accommodations
 13 because of the race, creed, color, disability, national origin, citizen-
 14 ship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or
 15 expression, military status, age, sex, marital status, status as a
 16 victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income or familial status
 17 of such person or persons, or to represent that any housing accommo-
 18 dation or land is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease
 19 when in fact it is so available.
 20 (ii) To refuse to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold
 21 from any person or group of persons such housing accommodations because
 22 of the consumer credit history of such person or persons, or to repre-
 23 sent that any housing accommodation is not available for rental or lease
 24 when in fact it is so available.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06581-01-5

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 1 (b) To discriminate against any person because of [his or her] race,
 2 creed, color, disability, national origin, citizenship or immigration
 3 status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military
 4 status, age, sex, marital status, status as a victim of domestic
 5 violence, lawful source of income [or], familial status or consumer
 6 credit history in the terms, conditions or privileges of any publicly-
 7 assisted housing accommodations or in the furnishing of facilities or
 8 services in connection therewith.
 9 (c) To cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concern-
 10 ing the race, creed, color, disability, national origin, citizenship or
 11 immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
 12 membership in the reserve armed forces of the United States or in the
 13 organized militia of the state, age, sex, marital status, status as a
 14 victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income [or], familial
 15 status or consumer credit history of a person seeking to rent or lease
 16 any publicly-assisted housing accommodation; provided, however, that
 17 nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a member of the reserve armed
 18 forces of the United States or in the organized militia of the state
 19 from voluntarily disclo