Assembly Bill A4671

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows an action for unlawful discriminatory practice to be brought within three years after dismissal for administrative convenience

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2023-A4671 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2117
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3483, A10242
2011-2012: A997
2013-2014: A3841
2015-2016: A3344
2017-2018: A2189
2019-2020: A6411
2021-2022: A1158, S5120

2023-A4671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the institution of a suit in any court of competent jurisdiction alleging a violation of the human rights law for a period of three years after the dismissal of a complaint for administrative convenience by the division of human rights.

2023-A4671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4671
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK, ZINERMAN, SAYEGH -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to institution  of  court
   actions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 9 of  section  297  of
 the  executive  law,  as  amended by chapter 140 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   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] PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION or with any local commission on human rights, or with the super-
 intendent pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred ninety-six-a
 of this article, provided that, where the division  has  dismissed  such
 complaint  on  the grounds of administrative convenience, on the grounds
 of untimeliness, 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 AND MAY BRING SUCH SUIT WITH-
 IN THREE YEARS AFTER ANY SUCH DISMISSAL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE  CONVENIENCE.
 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. Notwithstand-
 ing subdivision (a) of section two hundred four of  the  civil  practice
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00065-01-3
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.