New York A 4830: Establishes the paired testing program, compliance fee and a paired testing program fund

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A04830 Summary:

BILL NOA04830 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05524

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §441-g, amd §441-b, RP L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Establishes the paired testing program and compliance fee to determine if any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof is using unlawful discriminatory practices; creates the paired testing program fund.

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BILL NOA04830 

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02/06/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4830

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to establishing a
 paired testing program and a compliance fee; and to amend the state
 finance law, in relation to establishing the paired testing program
 fund

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

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
 2 441-g to read as follows:
 3 § 441-g. Paired testing program. 1. For the purpose of this section,
 4 "paired testing" shall mean a test in which two testers assume the role
 5 of applicants with equivalent social and economic characteristics who
 6 differ only in terms of the characteristic being tested for discrimi-
 7 nation, such as but not limited to, race, disability status, or marital
 8 status.
 9 2. The commissioner of the division of human rights shall develop a
 10 paired testing program to determine if any real estate broker, real
 11 estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof are using unlawful
 12 discriminatory practices as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision five
 13 of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law.
 14 3. (a) Any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or
 15 agent thereof found using unlawful discriminatory practices as defined
 16 in paragraph (c) of subdivision five of section two hundred ninety-six
 17 of the executive law shall be subject to a fine in an amount to be
 18 determined by the commissioner of the division of human rights.
 19 (b) In addition to any fine imposed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
 20 subdivision a real estate broker or real estate salesperson licensed
 21 pursuant to this article may have their license revoked or suspended
 22 pursuant to section four hundred forty-one-c of this article.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08805-01-5

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 1 4. Monies collected from any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision
 2 three of this section shall be deposited in the paired testing program
 3 fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-ss of the state finance
 4 law.
 5 5. Such fines as described in subdivision three of this section shall
 6 be in addition to any other fine or penalty pursuant to law.
 7 6. The commissioner of the division of human rights is authorized to
 8 promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the administration of the
 9 paired testing program as set forth in this section.
 10 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ss to
 11 read as follows:
 12 § 99-ss. Paired testing program fund. 1. There is hereby established
 13 in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of
 14 taxation and finance in consultation with the commissioner of the divi-
 15 sion of human rights, a fund to be known as the "paired testing program
 16 fund".
 17 2. The paired testing program fund shall consist of all fines and
 18 forfeitures collected pursuant to section four hundred forty-one-g of
 19 the real property law, compliance fees collected pursuant to subdivision
 20 one-B of section four hundred forty-one-b of the real property law and
 21 all other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
 22 other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section
 23 shall pre