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A07331 Summary:

A07331 Actions:

A07331 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Titus      
DATE:05/21/2019AYE/NAY:11/3  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Titus
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Nay
Glick
Aye
Lalor
Nay
Kim
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/21/2019AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Ra
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Absent
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye

A07331 Floor Votes:

A07331 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7331
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 23, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DILAN, TITUS -- (at request of the Division of
          Human Rights) -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Govern-
          mental 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.
                                                                   LBD09281-01-9