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S 7656: Requires four hours of implicit bias training every two years for real estate appraisers.
What S 7656 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires real estate appraisers to complete four hours of training every two years on implicit bias awareness and understanding. This training must be part of the 28 required classroom hours for recertification or renewal of license. The training must be approved by the department and may include computer-based and distance learning courses, as long as participation is verified. The training aims to educate appraisers on the unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that can affect their understanding, actions, and decisions.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7656
- What is the current status of S 7656?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7656 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO FINANCE".
- Did S 7656 pass?
- Not yet. S 7656 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7656, and where is it now?
- S 7656 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Apr. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 25, 2025 · 291 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7656 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring four hours of training for real estate appraisers on implicit bias awareness and understanding every two years The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 160-t of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. a. The basic continuing education requirement for recertification 5 or renewal of license shall be the completion by the applicant, during 6 the immediately preceding term of certification or license, of not less 7 than twenty-eight classroom hours of instruction in courses or seminars 8 which have received the approval of the department. Of such twenty-eight 9 required classroom hours, at least four hours of instruction shall 10 pertain to implicit bias awareness and understanding. For purposes of 11 this paragraph, "implicit bias" shall mean the attitudes or stereotypes 12 that affect an individual's understanding, actions and decisions in an 13 unconscious manner. 14 b. Computer based and distance learning courses may be approved by the 15 department so long as providers demonstrate the ability to monitor and 16 verify participation by the real estate appraiser for the specified time 17 periods. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03430-01-5
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