New York S 2635: Enacts the vicarious liability for housing discrimination act of 2025

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S02635 Summary:

BILL NOS02635 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A01738

&nbsp

SPONSORMAY

&nbsp

COSPNSRCLEARE, JACKSON, KAVANAGH

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §296, Exec L

&nbsp

Enacts the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act"; imposes vicarious liability on a person for unlawful discriminatory practices related to the sale, rental, or lease of certain property by such person's agent.

Go to top S02635 Actions:

BILL NOS02635 

&nbsp

01/22/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Go to topS02635 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS02635 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS02635 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2635

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "vicari-
 ous liability for housing discrimination act of 2025"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act of 2025".
 3 § 2. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 4 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
 5 23. For purposes of establishing liability for an unlawful discrimina-
 6 tory practice related to the sale, rental, or lease of a private or
 7 publicly-assisted housing accommodation, any person shall be vicariously
 8 liable for a discriminatory practice by such person's agent or employee,
 9 regardless of whether such person encouraged, condoned, approved of, or
 10 knew or should have known of the conduct that resulted in a discrimina-
 11 tory practice, consistent with agency law.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04250-01-5

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps