New York S 951: Relates to revoking a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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S00951 Summary:

BILL NOS00951 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §442-m, RP L

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Requires real estate brokers and salespersons to compile and disclose client demographic data to the secretary of state; requires real estate brokers and salespersons to request the voluntary disclosure of demographic information from clients and record and retain such information for a period of two years.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 951

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, BRISPORT, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici-
 ary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the
 secretary of state to require that real estate brokers and salesper-
 sons compile and disclose certain demographic information

 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
 2 442-m to read as follows:
 3 § 442-m. Collection and disclosure of demographic information. 1.
 4 (a) Every real estate broker or salesperson licensed in this state shall
 5 request, in a manner consistent with any regulations adopted by the
 6 secretary of state, the voluntarily disclosure of demographic informa-
 7 tion from each client of such broker or salesperson who is a prospective
 8 home purchaser, including the full name, race, ethnicity and gender of
 9 each such client, and other demographic information as the secretary of
 10 state may determine is necessary, and shall record and retain such
 11 information for a period of two years; provided that the client's
 12 production of or refusal to produce such information shall not affect
 13 the provision of services to the client.
 14 (b) For each such client, such broker or salesperson shall record the
 15 results of the services provided by such broker or salesperson in this
 16 state, including properties listed, properties shown, the location of
 17 such properties, and the disposition of every offer received by such
 18 broker with respect to a transaction, including whether the offer was
 19 accepted or rejected and whether a closing occurred, and shall retain
 20 such information for a period of two years.
 21 (c) Every such broker or salesperson shall submit, or cause to be
 22 submitted through a brokerage business with which such broker or sales-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02370-01-5

 S. 951 2

 1 person is associated, a summary of the information recorded pursuant to
 2 this subdivision to the department of state in a manner prescribed by
 3 the secretary of state. Such submission shall be due annually by the
 4 first day of March for the preceding calendar year.
 5 2. The secretary of state shall establish and maintain a database of
 6 all information submitted pursuant to subdivision one of this section
 7 and shall make such data available to the governor, the attorney gener-
 8 al, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assem-
 9 bly upon request. All such data shall be maintained in a format that can
 10 be searched by location, by real estate broker or salesperson, and by
 11 any brokerage business with which such broker or salesperson may be
 12 associated. Such database shall not be disclosed to a member of the
 13 public unless the data has been anonymized to protect the identity of
 14 the clients.
 15 3. The secretary of state shall issue an annual report to the gover-
 16 nor, the attorney general, the temporary president of the senate, and
 17 the speaker of the assembly, and make such report available on the
 18 public website of the department of state, on