Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Jan 27, 2021 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S3110
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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
2021-S3110 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §297, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S4393
2021-S3110 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3110 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato- ry practices PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill allows the award of punitive damages to victims of all forms of unlawful discrimination. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends § 297(9) of the executive law to allow punitive damages awards for all unlawful discrimination civil law cases. Section 2 states the law shall be effective immediately.
2021-S3110 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3110 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 unlawful discriminato- ry practices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 297 of the executive law, as sepa- rately amended by chapter 160 of the laws of 2019 and chapter 236 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 9. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice shall have a cause of action in any court of appropriate juris- diction for damages, including, in cases of employment discrimination related to private employers [and housing discrimination] only, punitive damages, and such other remedies as may be appropriate, including any civil fines and penalties provided in subdivision four of this section, unless such person had filed a complaint hereunder or with any local commission on human rights, or with the superintendent pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred ninety-six-a of this [chapter] ARTICLE, provided that, where the division has dismissed such complaint on the grounds of administrative convenience, on the grounds of untime- liness, or on the grounds that the election of remedies is annulled, such person shall maintain all rights to bring suit as if no complaint had been filed with the division. At any time prior to a hearing before a hearing examiner, a person who has a complaint pending at the division may request that the division dismiss the complaint and annul his or her election of remedies so that the human rights law claim may be pursued in court, and the division may, upon such request, dismiss the complaint on the grounds that such person's election of an administrative remedy is annulled. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of section two hundred four of the civil practice law and rules, if a complaint is so annulled by EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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