---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to clarifying that reasonable accomodation 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"
description: "Relates 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7331"
citation: "New York A 7331 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DILAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-23"
last_action: "2020-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40f1e1a6-6254-4360-be28-940fd8717614"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7331"
source_hash: "20cab1b6ffa4e7d673c7bccc2f09ed06952c0e4c89c15ce7f146731d4ba054a8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7331 (2019-2020) — Relates to clarifying that reasonable accomodation 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

Relates 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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7331** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7331&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **95–42** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **51–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DILAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-23** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** REPORTED
- **2019-05-23** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.436
- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.266
- **2020-01-29** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-01-29** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-29** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6172
- **2020-02-25** 3RD READING CAL.410
- **2020-02-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-02-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-08-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-11** SIGNED CHAP.137 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40f1e1a6-6254-4360-be28-940fd8717614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).