Assembly Bill A2483A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to including the state and all public employers as subject to the human rights law

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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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2021-A2483 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8847

2021-A2483 - Summary

Includes the state and all public employers as employers subject to the provisions of the human rights law; includes executive, legislative and judicial employers.

2021-A2483 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2483
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NIOU,  SIMON,  REYES, QUART, CRUZ, JACOBSON,
   L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
   "employer" for purposes of the human rights law

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  292 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 161 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  term "employer" shall include all employers within the state.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE CONSID-
 ERED AN EMPLOYER OF ANY EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXEC-
 UTIVE, LEGISLATURE, OR JUDICIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY JUDI-
 CIAL CAPACITY, AND PERSONS SERVING ON THE STAFF OF ANY ELECTED  OFFICIAL
 IN NEW YORK STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04931-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A2483A - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8847

2021-A2483A - Summary

Includes the state and all public employers as employers subject to the provisions of the human rights law; includes executive, legislative and judicial employers.

2021-A2483A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2483--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NIOU,  SIMON,  REYES, QUART, CRUZ, JACOBSON,
   L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
   "employer" for purposes of the human rights law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  292 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 161 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  term "employer" shall include all employers within the state.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, (A) THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED  AN  EMPLOYER  OF  ANY  EMPLOYEE  OR  OFFICIAL, INCLUDING ANY
 ELECTED OFFICIAL, OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE, OR JUDI-
 CIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY JUDICIAL CAPACITY,  AND  PERSONS
 SERVING ON THE STAFF OF ANY ELECTED  OFFICIAL IN NEW YORK STATE,
   (B)  A  CITY,  COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE EMPLOYER OF  ANY  EMPLOYEE
 OR  OFFICIAL,  INCLUDING ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL, OF SUCH LOCALITY'S EXECU-
 TIVE, LEGISLATURE OR  JUDICIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY  LOCAL
 JUDICIAL  CAPACITY,  AND    PERSONS  SERVING  ON  THE STAFF OF ANY LOCAL
 ELECTED OFFICIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been  in  full force and effect on and after the effective date of
 chapter 161 of the laws of 2019.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04931-03-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A2483B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8847

2021-A2483B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes the state and all public employers as employers subject to the provisions of the human rights law; includes executive, legislative and judicial employers.

2021-A2483B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2483--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NIOU,  SIMON,  REYES, QUART, CRUZ, JACOBSON,
   L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
   "employer" for purposes of the human rights law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  292 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 161 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  term "employer" shall include all employers within the state.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, (A) THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED  AN  EMPLOYER  OF  ANY  EMPLOYEE  OR  OFFICIAL, INCLUDING ANY
 ELECTED OFFICIAL, OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE, OR JUDI-
 CIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY JUDICIAL CAPACITY,  AND  PERSONS
 SERVING ON THE STAFF OF ANY ELECTED  OFFICIAL IN NEW YORK STATE,
   (B)  A  CITY,  COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN EMPLOYER OF ANY EMPLOYEE OR
 OFFICIAL, INCLUDING ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL, OF SUCH LOCALITY'S  EXECUTIVE,
 LEGISLATURE  OR  JUDICIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY LOCAL JUDI-
 CIAL CAPACITY, AND  PERSONS SERVING ON THE STAFF OF  ANY  LOCAL  ELECTED
 OFFICIAL.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after the  effective  date  of
 chapter 161 of the laws of 2019.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04931-05-1

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