S9652 • 2025

Relates to artist preferences in housing

Housing

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Sponsor: Erik Bottcher
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Passed Senate
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to artist preferences in housing

Relates to artist preferences in housing Relates to artist preferences in housing; provides that giving occupancy preference to individuals who are involved in artistic activities is not an unlawful discriminatory practice provided that such preference is implemented or authorized by an agency or the state of New York.

What This Bill Does

Relates to artist preferences in housing Relates to artist preferences in housing; provides that giving occupancy preference to individuals who are involved in artistic activities is not an unlawful discriminatory practice provided that such preference is implemented or authorized by an agency or the state of New York.

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Bill History

2026-06-02 Senate
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-06-02 Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1565
2026-06-02 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-06-02 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-14 Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2026-03-31 Senate
REFERRED TO CITIES 1

Official Summary Text

Relates to artist preferences in housing
Relates to artist preferences in housing; provides that giving occupancy preference to individuals who are involved in artistic activities is not an unlawful discriminatory practice provided that such preference is implemented or authorized by an agency or the state of New York.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9652

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 31, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
          relation to artist preferences in housing

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subdivision 5  of  section  8-107  of  the
     2  administrative  code  of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law
     3  number 40 of the city of New York for the year 2016, is amended to  read
     4  as follows:
     5    (n)  Discrimination  on  the basis of occupation prohibited in housing
     6  accommodations. (1) Where a housing accommodation or an interest therein
     7  is  sought  or  occupied  exclusively  for  residential  purposes,   the
     8  provisions  of this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit discrimi-
     9  nation on account of a person's occupation in:
    10    [(1)] (A) The sale, rental, or leasing of such  housing  accommodation
    11  or interest therein;
    12    [(2)]  (B) The terms, conditions and privileges of the sale, rental or
    13  leasing of such housing accommodation or interest therein;
    14    [(3)] (C) Furnishing facilities or services in  connection  therewith;
    15  and
    16    [(4)]  (D)  Representing  whether or not such housing accommodation or
    17  interest therein is available for sale, rental, or leasing.
    18    (2) NOTHING IN SUBPARAGRAPH  ONE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  PROHIBIT
    19  GIVING  OCCUPANCY PREFERENCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ARTISTIC
    20  ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PREFERENCE IS IMPLEMENTED  OR  AUTHORIZED
    21  BY AN AGENCY OR THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
    22    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    23  have become a law.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14411-01-6