---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to establishing a hotline for housing discrimination complaints"
description: "Establishes a dedicated telephone line for housing discrimination complaints."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 3437"
citation: "New York S 3437 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GAUGHRAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdb5d2ce-851a-4cad-9dbf-bfff72a4b2e2"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S3437"
source_hash: "fce9246a3e3ea8182b3b1194b39d7a609c8c6c3e6c3b45f7876ded5a9491807d"
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 S 3437 (2021-2022) — Relates to establishing a hotline for housing discrimination complaints

Establishes a dedicated telephone line for housing discrimination complaints.

## Version chain

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

1. **S3437** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3437&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S3437A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S3437A)
3. **S3437B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S3437B)
4. **S3437C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S3437C)

## Votes

- Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **20–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GAUGHRAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** PRINT NUMBER 3437A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** PRINT NUMBER 3437B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-02** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1440
- **2021-06-03** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 3437C `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2300C
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.535
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.701 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdb5d2ce-851a-4cad-9dbf-bfff72a4b2e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).