Assembly Bill A6371

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation

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  • 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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2013-A6371 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5618
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §47, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5272, S1612
2017-2018: A182, S603
2019-2020: A1344

2013-A6371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation; provides that guide, hearing and service dogs are allowed to accompany a disabled person in all public places and places of public accommodation.

2013-A6371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6371

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WEISENBERG, GRAF, GALEF, TITUS, COOK, TITONE,
  COLTON, MILLMAN, WEPRIN, DUPREY, CROUCH, MAISEL, RAIA  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BARRETT, BORELLI, CORWIN, GIGLIO, GLICK,
  GUNTHER, V. LOPEZ, MARKEY, McDONALD, McLAUGHLIN, PERRY, RIVERA, RODRI-
  GUEZ, ROSA, SWEENEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  rights law, in relation to the rights of
  persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accom-
  modation

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 47 of the civil rights law is
renumbered subdivision 7 and five new subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6  are
added to read as follows:
  2.  A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY HAS THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHER PERSONS TO
THE FULL AND FREE USE OF THE  STREETS,  HIGHWAYS,  SIDEWALKS,  WALKWAYS,
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES.
  3.  A  PERSON WITH A DISABILITY IS ENTITLED TO FULL AND EQUAL ACCOMMO-
DATIONS, ADVANTAGES, FACILITIES, AND PRIVILEGES OF ALL COMMON  CARRIERS,
AIRPLANES,  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  RAILROAD  TRAINS, MOTOR BUSES, STREETCARS,
SUBWAYS, BOATS OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCES OR MODES  OF  TRANSPORTA-
TION,  RESTAURANTS,  HOTELS,  LODGING  PLACES, PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMO-
DATION, AMUSEMENT OR RESORT,  PUBLIC  ENTITIES  INCLUDING  SCHOOLS,  AND
OTHER  PLACES TO WHICH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED SUBJECT ONLY TO THE
CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW AND  APPLICABLE  ALIKE  TO
ALL PERSONS.
  4.  EACH  TOWN, CITY OR COUNTY, INDIVIDUALLY OR THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT COMMISSIONS, SHALL ENSURE THAT PERSONS WITH  DISABILITIES  HAVE
ACCESS  TO  THE  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION BY EITHER
(I) USE OF THE SAME TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OR CARRIERS  AVAILABLE  TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR (II) PROVISION OF PARATRANSIT OR SPECIAL TRANSPOR-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07193-01-3
              

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