Senate Bill S566A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices to three years

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S566 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8053
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8712
2019-2020: S2378
2023-2024: S3255, A501

2021-S566 - Summary

Extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices to three years.

2021-S566 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S566 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    566
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 extending the  statute
   of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory prac-
   tices constituting sexual harassment to three years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section  297  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  160  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. Any complaint filed pursuant to this section must be so filed with-
 in [one year] THREE YEARS  after  the  alleged  unlawful  discriminatory
 practice.  In  cases  of  sexual harassment in employment, any complaint
 filed pursuant to this section must be so filed within three years after
 the alleged unlawful discriminatory practices.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02708-01-1

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2021-S566A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8053
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8712
2019-2020: S2378
2023-2024: S3255, A501

2021-S566A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices to three years.

2021-S566A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S566A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  566--A
     Cal. No. 208
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, BROUK, GAUGHRAN, JACKSON -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government  Operations -- reported favorably from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to extending the statute
   of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory prac-
   tices to three years
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  297 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 160 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5. Any complaint filed pursuant to this section must be so filed with-
 in  [one  year]  THREE  YEARS  after the alleged unlawful discriminatory
 practice. [In cases of sexual harassment in  employment,  any  complaint
 filed pursuant to this section must be so filed within three years after
 the alleged unlawful discriminatory practices.]
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all unlawful  discriminatory  prac-
 tice claims arising on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02708-02-1

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