Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to labor |
Sep 18, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6874
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
2017-S6874 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §201-g, Lab L
2017-S6874 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6874 SPONSOR: AVELLA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from requiring an employee to be implanted with a microchip PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to prevent the forced microchipping of employees as a condition of employment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends the labor law by adding section 201-g concerning the prohibition of employers requiring their employees to be microchipped as a condition of employment, and making such action a class A misdemeanor. Section 2 of this bill states that this act shall take effect immediate-
2017-S6874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6874 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 18, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from requiring an employee to be implanted with a microchip THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-g to read as follows: § 201-G. MICROCHIPPING OF EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAW- FUL FOR ANY EMPLOYER TO REQUIRE A PERSON TO BE IMPLANTED WITH PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY AS A CONDITION OF SECURING OR CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT. 2. THE TERM "PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY" AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN A SUBCUTANEOUS OR SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY DEVICE OR PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS OR IS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN A UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE NONIN- VASIVELY RETRIEVED OR TRANSMITTED WITH AN EXTERNAL SCANNING DEVICE. 3. ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13356-01-7
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