Assembly Actions -
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Mar 28, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 27, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 26, 2024 |
1st report cal.732 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to codes |
May 23, 2023 |
print number 4493a |
May 23, 2023 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Feb 09, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4493A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-S4493 - Details
2023-S4493 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4493 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect victims of employment discrimination from libel or defamation suits when they file internal complaints about the discrimination they are experiencing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 70-a of the Civil Rights Law to provide compensatory damages under the anti-SLAPP statute to actions inhibiting rights under any federal, state, or local law preventing employment discrimination or retaliation. Section two of the bill amends section 76-a of the Civil Rights Law to
2023-S4493 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4493 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (b) other compensatory damages may only be recovered upon an addi- tional demonstration that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, punishing or otherwise maliciously inhibiting the free exercise of speech, petition or association rights, OR RIGHTS UNDER ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW PREVENTING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION; and § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 76-a of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 250 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. For purposes of this section: (a) An "action involving public petition and participation" is a claim based upon: (1) any communication in a place open to the public or a public forum in connection with an issue of public interest, PROVIDED THAT A PROTECTED ALLEGATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARA- GRAPH, MADE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF EMPLOYMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE COMMUNI- CATION IN A PUBLIC FORUM; [or] (2) any other lawful conduct in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of free speech in connection with an issue of public interest, or in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of petition[.]; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03265-01-3
2023-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4493A SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect victims of employment discrimination from libel or defamation suits when they file internal complaints about the discrimination they are experiencing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 70-a of the Civil Rights Law to provide compensatory damages under the anti-SLAPP statute to actions inhibiting rights under any federal, state, or local law preventing employment discrimination or retaliation. Section two of the bill amends section 76-a of the Civil Rights Law to
2023-S4493A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4493--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (b) other compensatory damages may only be recovered upon an addi- tional demonstration that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, punishing or otherwise maliciously inhibiting the free exercise of speech, petition or association rights, OR RIGHTS UNDER ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW PREVENTING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION; and § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 76-a of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 250 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. For purposes of this section: (a) An "action involving public petition and participation" is a claim based upon: (1) any communication in a place open to the public or a public forum in connection with an issue of public interest; [or] (2) any other lawful conduct in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of free speech in connection with an issue of public interest, or in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of petition[.]; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03265-02-3 S. 4493--A 2
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