New York A 2139: Relates to submitting and tracking complaints relating to housing conditions and making such information publicly available

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A02139 Summary:

BILL NOA02139A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07034-A

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSRLavine, Stern, Weprin, Dinowitz, Sayegh, Kay, Hevesi, Yeger, Eichenstein, Rozic, Paulin, Glick,
 Wieder, Pheffer Amato, Slater, Shimsky, Woerner, McMahon, Conrad, Braunstein, Kim, Buttenschon,
 Brown E, Novakhov, Seawright, Kassay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §79-r, Civ Rts L

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Requires state agencies and courts to take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and contemporary examples of antisemitism when reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of any non-criminal or criminal law, rule, or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts.

Go to top A02139 Actions:

BILL NOA02139A

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01/15/2025referred to governmental operations

05/30/2025amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations

05/30/2025print number 2139a

06/05/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA02139 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsExcused

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA02139 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02139 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2139--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER, LAVINE, STERN, WEPRIN, DINOWITZ, SAYEGH,
 KAY, HEVESI, YEGER, EICHENSTEIN, ROZIC, PAULIN, GLICK, WIEDER,
 PHEFFER AMATO, SLATER, SHIMSKY, WOERNER, McMAHON, CONRAD -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the
 "Honoring Our Pledge to Eliminate Antisemitism (HOPE) act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Honoring
 2 Our Pledge to Eliminate Antisemitism (HOPE) act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to ensure
 4 that individuals of Jewish faith, heritage, or identity are fully
 5 protected from discrimination. This act is not intended to infringe upon
 6 the First Amendment rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution,
 7 nor the free speech protections afforded under the Constitution of the
 8 state of New York.
 9 § 3. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-r to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 79-r. Adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
 12 definition of antisemitism. 1. As used in this section, the following
 13 terms shall have the following meanings:
 14 (a) "Antisemitism" shall have the same meaning as provided for in the
 15 working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holo-
 16 caust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May twenty-sixth, two thousand
 17 sixteen, and shall include the contemporary examples of antisemitism set
 18 forth therein.
 19 (b) "State agency" shall mean any office, department, board, commis-
 20 sion, bureau, division, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of
 21 the state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01172-03-5

 A. 2139--A 2

 1 2. In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a
 2 violation of any rule or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts, a state
 3 agency shall take into consideration the definition of antisemitism as
 4 set forth in this section for purposes of determining whether an alleged
 5 act was motivated by discrimi