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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Oct 12, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7430
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th 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) 48th Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
(D) 61st Senate District
2021-S7430 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9520
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §296-e, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S6070, A69
2021-S7430 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice to deny a refugee resettlement based on any criterion, method of administration, or practice that has the purpose or effect of discriminating on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, disability, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence.
2021-S7430 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7430 REVISED 03/11/2022 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice to deny a refugee resettlement in certain instances PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To codify that New York State will not deny refugees from resettlement within the State based on certain characteristics. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states the legislative intent Section 2 amends the Executive Law Section 3 states the effective date
2021-S7430 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7430 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 12, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, MAY, RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice to deny a refugee resettlement in certain instances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: a. Under federal law, a refugee is a person who is forced to flee their country of origin due to persecution, or a well-founded fear of persecution, based upon their religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; b. At the end of 2020, there were 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 25.9 million of which were refugees. This is double the recorded number in 2010, and the highest it has ever been; c. Recognizing the importance of refugee resettlement, the United States created the Refugee Act of 1980; d. Since 1980, the United States Refugee Resettlement program has saved more than 3.6 million refugees, and resettled them across the country; e. New York was one of the top four states in the country resettling the most refugees in 2020; f. On September 19, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly unan- imously adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which reaffirms the importance of the international refugee regime and contains a wide range of commitments to strengthen and enhance mech- anisms to protect these individuals; g. Research from reputable sources including the Fiscal Policy Insti- tute, Urban Institute, Pew Research Center, and New American Economy EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13181-02-1
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