S 1922: Relates to adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1922 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, GALLIVAN, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK -- 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 adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-b to read as follows: 3 2-b. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner, 4 lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of publicly-assisted 5 housing accommodations or other person having the right of ownership or 6 possession of or the right to rent or lease such accommodations to 7 refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from 8 any person or group of persons such housing accommodations because of 9 such person's status as a veteran. 10 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by 11 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: 12 (h) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person 13 offering or providing housing accommodations, land or commercial space 14 as described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subdivision to 15 refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation, land or commer- 16 cial space to any person because of such person's status as a veteran. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03582-01-5