Assembly Actions -
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Oct 21, 2015 |
signed chap.365 |
Oct 20, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.559 substituted for a7317 |
Jan 12, 2015 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.4 |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S4
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
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co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminatory practice because of familial status SUMMARY OF BILLS: 4) Familial Status Discrimination This bill would amend Exec. L § 296 law to prohibit discrimination in employment based on familial status. EXISTING LAW: This bill would impact existing protections that are available under. the Executive Law. STATEMENT IN SUPPORT: * Ending Familial Status Discrimination Women with children are less likely to be recommended for hire and promoted, and, in most cases, are offered less in salary than similarly situated men. This type of discrimination impacts those who are perhaps most in need-70% of children living with single mothers are poor or low income. Currently, State law protects against familial
2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, ROBACH -- 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 unlawful discriminato- ry practice because of familial status THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 803 of the laws of 1975, paragraph (a) of subdivi- sion 1 as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 2009, paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2005, paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of 2000, paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 98 of the laws of 1984 and paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1-a as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows: 1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice: (a) For an employer or licensing agency, because of an individual's age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, FAMILIAL STATUS, marital status, or domestic violence victim status, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment such individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment. (b) For an employment agency to discriminate against any individual because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, FAMILIAL STATUS, or marital status, in receiving, classifying, disposing or otherwise acting upon applications for its services or in referring an applicant or applicants to an employer or employers. (c) For a labor organization, because of the age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, FAMILIAL STATUS, or marital status EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07117-01-5
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