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A07283 Summary:

A07283 Actions:

A07283 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Peoples-Stokes      
DATE:04/25/2017AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Glick
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Kim
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Lentol
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:04/25/2017AYE/NAY:19/3  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A07283 Floor Votes:

A07283 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7283
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 19, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. DILAN, PEOPLES-STOKES -- (at request of the Divi-
          sion  of  Human  Rights) -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  clarifying  that
          reasonable  accommodation  to enable a person with a disability to use
          and enjoy a dwelling includes the use of an animal  to  alleviate  the
          symptoms or effects of a disability
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of  paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  2-a  of
     2  section  296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws
     3  of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (2) To refuse to make reasonable accommodations  in  rules,  policies,
     5  practices,  or  services,  when  such accommodations may be necessary to
     6  afford a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and  enjoy  a
     7  dwelling,  including  the use of an animal as a reasonable accommodation
     8  to alleviate symptoms or effects of a disability, and including  reason-
     9  able modification to common use portions of the dwelling, or
    10    §  2.  Paragraph  2  of subdivision 18 of section 296 of the executive
    11  law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to  read
    12  as follows:
    13    (2)  To  refuse  to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies,
    14  practices, or services, when such accommodations  may  be  necessary  to
    15  afford  said person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy
    16  a dwelling, including the use of an animal as a reasonable accommodation
    17  to alleviate symptoms or effects of a disability, and including  reason-
    18  able modification to common use portions of the dwelling, or
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10111-01-7