Prohibits discrimination during the appraisal of real property because of the age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status or status as a victim of domestic violence.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4569
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 7, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 prohibiting discrimi-
nation during the appraisal of real property
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 296 of the executive law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
3 (i) For an appraiser of real property, because of the age, race,
4 creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or
5 expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic char-
6 acteristics, familial status, marital status or status as a victim of
7 domestic violence of any owner, resident or any other individual, to
8 appraise real property at a different value.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
10 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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