New York S 7320: Prohibits discriminatory practices by real estate appraisers and furthers fair housing compliance

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S07320 Summary:

BILL NOS07320 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06869

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§292, 296, 160-e, 160-u, 160-v & 160-w, Exec L; amd §80-a, St Fin L

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Prohibits discriminatory practices by real estate appraisers; furthers fair housing compliance.

Go to top S07320 Actions:

BILL NOS07320 

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04/10/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

04/24/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

04/24/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.691

04/30/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A6869

&nbspA06869 AMEND= Alvarez

&nbsp03/14/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp03/18/2025reported referred to codes

&nbsp03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/01/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp04/01/2025reported 

&nbsp04/01/2025rules report cal.133

&nbsp04/01/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.133

&nbsp04/02/2025passed assembly

&nbsp04/02/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp04/02/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

&nbsp04/30/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S7320

&nbsp04/30/20253RD READING CAL.691

&nbsp04/30/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/30/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp10/09/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp10/16/2025signed chap.435

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7320

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 and the state finance law, in relation
 to discriminatory practices by real estate appraisers and further fair
 housing compliance

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

 1 Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 42 to read as follows:
 3 42. The term "real estate appraisal" shall have the same meaning as in
 4 subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-a of this chapter.
 5 Provided, however, that (a) real estate appraisals subject to this arti-
 6 cle include those performed by any person or entity whose business holds
 7 itself out as engaging in residential real estate appraisals, regardless
 8 of whether or not such person or entity is certified or licensed to
 9 provide real estate appraisals pursuant to the provisions of article
 10 six-E of this chapter, and (b) for the purposes of this article, the
 11 real estate appraisal includes all oral communications and all written
 12 comments and other documents submitted as support for the estimate,
 13 opinion of value, or analysis.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
 15 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
 16 (h) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to
 17 discriminate against any individual in making real estate appraisal
 18 services available or to base a real estate appraisal, estimate, or
 19 opinion of value on the race, creed, color, national origin, citizen-
 20 ship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or
 21 expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status,
 22 status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income, or
 23 familial status of either the prospective owners or occupants of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11019-01-5

 S. 7320 2

 1 real property, the present owners or occupants of the real property, or
 2 the present owners or occupants of the real properties in the vicinity
 3 of the property. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a real estate
 4 appraiser from taking into consideration factors other than race, creed,
 5 color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orien-
 6 tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disa-
 7 bility, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful
 8 source of income, or familial status.
 9 § 3.