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Assembly codifies federal disparate-impact housing standard into state law
Summary
The Assembly passed A.4040A to incorporate the federal disparate-impact standard into New York's Human Rights Law, a move sponsors said preserves existing fair-housing protections amid shifting federal policy.
The New York State Assembly on June 5 passed A.4040A, a measure to amend the Executive Law (the state human rights law) to incorporate the federal disparate-impact standard for fair housing claims. The bill passed 93-45.
Supporters said the measure simply aligns state law with long-standing federal regulation so New Yorkers retain the ability to challenge policies that have discriminatory effects even when discriminatory intent is not shown. "This…
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