Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S7004
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2019-S7004 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §296, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S980
2023-2024: S4407
2019-S7004 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7004 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discrimi- natory practice PURPOSE: To enumerate that unlawful discriminatory practices by places of public accommodation against a person's creed includes discrimination based on attire, clothing or facial hair in accordance with the requirements or practice of the individual's religion. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One makes explicit that it is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to discriminate against a person based on the wearing of any attire, clothing or facial hair in accordance with the requirements
2019-S7004 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7004 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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, in relation to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discri- minatory practice THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the execu- tive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, because of the race, creed, INCLUDING THE WEARING OF ANY ATTIRE, CLOTH- ING OR FACIAL HAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR PRACTICE OF HIS OR HER RELIGION, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital status of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof, including the extension of credit, or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post or mail any written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person on account of race, creed, INCLUDING THE WEARING OF ANY ATTIRE, CLOTHING OR FACIAL HAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR PRACTICE OF HIS OR HER RELIGION, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identi- ty or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital status, or that the patronage or custom thereat of any person of or purporting to be of any particular race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien- tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex or marital EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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