Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2017 |
approval memo.42 signed chap.471 |
Dec 06, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.647 substituted for s3295 |
Mar 28, 2017 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 09, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.48 |
Feb 07, 2017 |
reported |
Jan 24, 2017 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A1982
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
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
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
Jose Rivera
Andrew Hevesi
multi-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
2017-A1982 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A1982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1982 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, RIVERA, HEVESI, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the Crohn's and colitis fairness act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Crohn's and colitis fairness act". § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 19 to read as follows: ARTICLE 19 CROHN'S AND COLITIS FAIRNESS ACT SECTION 1900. DEFINITION. 1901. ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES. 1902. REQUIRED CHANGES. § 1900. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, "ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CONDI- TION" MEANS CROHN'S DISEASE, ULCERATIVE COLITIS, ANY OTHER INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME OR ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A TOILET FACILITY. § 1901. ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES. A PLACE OF BUSINESS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES THAT HAS A TOILET FACILITY FOR ITS EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LAWFULLY ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH PLACE OF BUSINESS TO USE THAT TOILET FACILITY DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, EVEN IF THE PLACE OF BUSINESS DOES NOT NORMALLY MAKE THE EMPLOYEE TOILET FACILITY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. THE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING THE USE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET FACILITY HAS AN ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CONDITION OR UTILIZES AN OSTOMY DEVICE, PROVIDED THAT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS MAY REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUAL TO PRESENT REASON- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01074-01-7
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