Assembly Bill A2798

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows punitive damages to be awarded whenever a case of discrimination is established

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2798 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A443
2013-2014: A3783

2011-A2798 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows punitive damages to be awarded whenever a case of discrimination is established under the human rights law.

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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