A 3125 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the use of automated decision tools by landlords for making housing decisions

This bill requires landlords using automated tools to screen housing applicants to conduct annual bias checks by independent auditors, ensuring the tools don't disproportionately harm protected groups like racial minorities or women. Landlords must publicly share summary results of these checks on their websites before using the tools and notify applicants about how the tools work, what data they use, and denial reasons. It directly affects landlords who deploy such technology and housing applicants whose applications are processed by these systems. The law mandates transparency about tool usage and provides applicants a 24-hour window to request human review if denied. Violations may trigger investigations by the attorney general.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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A3125 A3125A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify terminology and strengthen enforcement provisions related to automated housing decision-making tools. The changes update the bill number and committee referral status, refine definitions to explicitly include 'software' and 'algorithms', and ensure consistent terminology throughout the act.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on regulating automated decision tools used by landlords for housing decisions, with no change to applicability or jurisdiction.
DEFINITION

Changed 'automated decision tool' to 'automated housing decision making tool' and added specific references to 'software' and 'algorithms' to clarify what is regulated.

REQUIREMENT

Updated all references to 'automated decision tool' throughout the act to 'automated housing decision making tool' for consistency and clarity.

TECHNICAL

Added sponsor Lucas to the list of bill sponsors and updated committee referral information to reflect the bill was amended and re-referred.

Changed bill number from '3125' to '3125--A' to reflect the amended version status.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3125A
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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