New York A 3460: Relates to the display of religious items on dwellings

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A03460 Summary:

BILL NOA03460 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04466

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRWeprin, Shimsky, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §79-r, Civ Rts L

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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.

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BILL NOA03460 

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01/27/2025referred to governmental operations

07/02/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3460

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the display of
 religious items on dwellings

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 79-r to read as follows:
 3 § 79-r. Display of religious items on dwellings. 1. Except as other-
 4 wise provided in this section, a property owner shall not enforce or
 5 adopt a restrictive covenant or any other restriction that prohibits one
 6 or more religious items from being displayed or affixed on any entry
 7 door or entry doorframe of a dwelling.
 8 2. To the extent permitted by the New York State Constitution and the
 9 United States Constitution, this section shall not prohibit the enforce-
 10 ment or adoption of a restrictive covenant or other restriction prohib-
 11 iting the display or affixing of a religious item on any entry door or
 12 entry doorframe to a dwelling that:
 13 (a) threatens the public health or safety;
 14 (b) hinders the opening or closing of any entry door;
 15 (c) violates any federal, state, or local law;
 16 (d) contains graphics, language or any display that is obscene or
 17 otherwise illegal; or
 18 (e) individually or in combination with any other religious item
 19 displayed or affixed on any entry door or doorframe, has a total size
 20 greater than thirty-six by twelve square inches, provided it does not
 21 exceed the size of the door.
 22 3. (a) No governing document of an association shall limit or prohibit
 23 the display of one or more religious items on the entry door or entry
 24 doorframe of a member's separate interest.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05436-01-5

 A. 3460 2

 1 (b) If an association is performing maintenance, repair, or replace-
 2 ment of an entry door or doorframe that serves a member's separate
 3 interest, the member may be required to remove a religious item during
 4 the time the work is being performed. After completion of the associ-
 5 ation's work, the member may again display or affix the religious item.
 6 The association shall provide individual notice to the member regarding
 7 the temporary removal of the religious item.
 8 4. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 9 ing meanings:
 10 (a) "property owner" means an association, board, member, landlord, or
 11 sublessor;
 12 (b) "association" means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated
 13 association created for the purpose of managing a common interest devel-
 14 opment;
 15 (c) "board" means the board of directors of an association;
 16 (d) "member" means an owner of a separate interest; and
 17 (e) "religious item" means an item displayed because of sincerely held
 18 religious belief.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 20 have become a law.

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