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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 20, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A2798
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACOBS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
David Gantt
multi-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Earlene Hooper
2011-A2798 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2798 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBS, GANTT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to permitting the award- ing of punitive damages in all cases of discrimination, rather than only housing cases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 297 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: (iv) awarding of punitive damages, [in cases of housing discrimination only,] in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to the person aggrieved by such practice; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04272-01-1
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