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Senate Bill S4144
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
(D, WF) Senate District
2019-S4144 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A313
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §296-e, amd §292, Exec L; add §202-n, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7607, A8752
2021-2022: S6681, A460
2023-2024: S4029, A2166
2019-S4144 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to establishing unlawful discriminatory practices relating to models; requires models to be informed of what constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice and how to file a complaint; requires modeling entities to provide adult models with educational materials regarding nutrition and eating disorders.
2019-S4144 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4144 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to establishing certain practices relating to models PURPOSE: To ensure models, regardless of their status as independent contractors or employees, are afforded protections against harassment in the work- place. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section I of the bill would amend the executive law by adding new section 296-d, which would make it an unlawful, discriminatory practice for a "client" or "modeling entity" to engage in unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to a model. This section defines the terms "client," "model," "modeling entity," and "modeling services."
2019-S4144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4144 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to establishing certain practices relating to models THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-e to read as follows: § 296-E. UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RELATING TO MODELS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN- INGS: A. "CLIENT" MEANS A RETAIL STORE, A MANUFACTURER, A CLOTHING DESIGNER, AN ADVERTISING AGENCY, A PHOTOGRAPHER, A PUBLISHING COMPANY OR ANY OTHER SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY THAT RECEIVES MODELING SERVICES FROM A MODEL; B. "HIRING PARTY" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO EXERCISES ANY FORM OF CONTROL OVER A MODEL'S SERVICES, INCLUDING MODELING ENTITIES, BRANDS, AND OTHER CLIENTS, OTHER THAN (1) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, (2) THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING ANY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, AUTHORITY OR OTHER BODY OF THE STATE INCLUDING THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY, (3) A CITY GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING ANY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OTHER BODY OF THAT CITY, (4) ANY OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITY OR COUN- TY OR (5) ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. C. "MODEL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF HIS OR HER STATUS AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE, WHO PERFORMS MODELING SERVICES FOR A CLIENT OR CONSENTS IN WRITING TO THE TRANSFER OF HIS OR HER LEGAL RIGHT TO THE USE OF HIS OR HER NAME, PORTRAIT, PICTURE OR IMAGE, FOR ADVERTIS- ING PURPOSES OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRADE, DIRECTLY TO A CLIENT OR WHO PROVIDES SHOWROOM OR FIT MODELING SERVICES; D. "MODELING ENTITY" MEANS A MODELING AGENCY, MODEL MANAGEMENT COMPA- NY, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, AND/OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT: (1) IS IN THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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