New York A 9499: Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree

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A09499 Summary:

BILL NOA09499 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08760

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Amd §327-a, RP L (as proposed in S.3178-A & A.1820-A)

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Requires the modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of real property when covenants, conditions and restrictions exist which discriminate on the basis of a protected class in violation of state or federal law.

Go to top A09499 Actions:

BILL NOA09499 

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01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/28/2026reported referred to rules

01/28/2026reported 

01/28/2026rules report cal.68

01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.68

02/03/2026substituted by s8760

&nbspS08760 AMEND= SANDERS

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.151

&nbsp02/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/03/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp02/03/2026substituted for a9499

&nbsp02/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.68

&nbsp02/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/03/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.43

Go to topA09499 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownAye

SteckAyeMikulinNay

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghAye

LunsfordAye

BergerNay

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09499 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09499 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9499

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the
 modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of real prop-
 erty

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

 1 Section 1. Section 327-a of the real property law, as added by a chap-
 2 ter of the laws of 2025 amending the real property law relating to
 3 requiring the modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of
 4 real property, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3178-A and A.
 5 1820-A, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 327-a. Modification of restrictive covenants. 1. As used in this
 7 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 8 (a) [If any covenants, conditions and restrictions exist in a document
 9 to be recorded which discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
 10 sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability,
 11 national origin, source of income, or ancestry] "Protected class" shall
 12 mean any class or category of persons protected from unlawful discrimi-
 13 natory practices under subdivision five of section two hundred ninety-
 14 six of the executive law.
 15 (b) "Unlawful restrictions" shall mean any covenants, conditions, or
 16 restrictions that unlawfully discriminate on the basis of a protected
 17 class in violation of state or federal law.
 18 2. If any unlawful restrictions exist in a document to be recorded,
 19 any seller shall:
 20 [(i)] (a) have such unlawful restrictions removed from such document
 21 by submitting a restrictive covenant modification document, which shall
 22 be available from the county recorder, either with the deed for record-
 23 ing, or separately;
 24 [(ii)] (b) provide the purchaser or title insurance applicant with a
 25 copy of the appropriate restrictive covenant modification document prior
 26 to or at the closing of title; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00409-04-6

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