Senate Bill S798

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition on certain databases and registries

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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-S798 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1567
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-q, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4234, A4884, A10633
2019-2020: S1853, A8496
2023-2024: S3159, A6600

2021-S798 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no state or local agency, or any agent thereof, may use any funds, facilities, property, equipment or personnel of such agency to investigate, enforce or provide assistance in the investigation or enforcement of any federal program requiring registration of individuals, or maintaining a database of individuals, on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national or ethnic origin.

2021-S798 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    798
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, SERINO, BAILEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER,
   SANDERS  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the prohibition  on
   certain databases and registries

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 79-q to read as follows:
   §  79-Q. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DATABASES AND REGISTRIES.  NO STATE OR
 LOCAL AGENCY, OR ANY AGENT THEREOF, MAY USE ANY FUNDS, FACILITIES, PROP-
 ERTY, EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL OF SUCH AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE,  ENFORCE  OR
 PROVIDE  ASSISTANCE  IN  THE INVESTIGATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY FEDERAL
 PROGRAM REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF INDIVIDUALS, OR MAINTAINING A DATABASE
 OF INDIVIDUALS, ON THE BASIS  OF  RACE,  COLOR,  CREED,  GENDER,  SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION,  RELIGION,  OR NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.  FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN  ANY  STATE  OR  MUNICIPAL
 DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  DIVISION,  COMMISSION,  COMMITTEE,  PUBLIC
 AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL,  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITY  PERFORMING  A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE
 OR ANY ONE OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00093-01-1

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