Senate Bill S517

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination

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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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2019-S517 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A272
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7558, A9584
2021-2022: S1268, A760

2019-S517 - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2019-S517 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S517 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    517
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, CARLUC-
   CI, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, MAYER, METZGER, PARKER, PERSAUD, SANDERS,
   SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  amendments to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in
   relation to equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
 cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 11. [No person shall be denied the equal protection of the  laws  of
 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
 color,  creed  or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or
 her civil rights by any other person or by  any  firm,  corporation,  or
 institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.]
 EQUALITY  OF  RIGHTS  SHALL  NOT  BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED BECAUSE OF RACE,
 COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN,  CITIZENSHIP,  MARITAL  STATUS,
 AGE,  GENDER,  SEX,  PREGNANCY,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, OTHER  IMMU-
 TABLE  OR ASCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTIC, OR LIKE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION,
 EXCLUSION, OR DISADVANTAGE, BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR BY ANY  FIRM,  CORPO-
 RATION,  OR INSTITUTION, OR BY THE STATE OR ANY AGENCY OR SUBDIVISION OF
 THE STATE.
   EQUAL RIGHTS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION EXTEND TO EVERY PERSON WHOSE
 PROTECTION AGAINST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DISCRIMINATION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE
 AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY WITH EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND
 RESPECT FOR EVERYONE IN NEW YORK IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITY.
   NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE USED TO INVALIDATE A LAW, PROGRAM, OR ACTIVITY
 THAT IS PROTECTED OR REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.  TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT
 ENFORCEMENT  OF  ANY PART OF THIS SECTION IS FINALLY DECLARED INVALID AS
 PREEMPTED  BY  FEDERAL  LAW,  WHETHER  ON  CONSTITUTIONAL  OR  STATUTORY
 GROUNDS,  OR  FINALLY DETERMINED TO RESULT IN A LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING,
 
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S517A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A272
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7558, A9584
2021-2022: S1268, A760

2019-S517A - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2019-S517A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S517A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  517--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, CARLUC-
   CI, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN,  MAY,  MAYER,  METZGER,  PARKER,
   PERSAUD,  SANDERS,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  STAVISKY  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Judiciary  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing amendments to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution,  in
   relation to equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
 cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  11.  [No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
 this state or any subdivision thereof.]  No  person  shall,  because  of
 race,  color,  ETHNICITY,  NATIONALITY,  NATIONAL  ORIGIN, SEX INCLUDING
 PREGNANCY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OR  EXPRESSION,  DISA-
 BILITY,  AGE, creed or religion, OR LIKE GROUNDS USED TO DEPRIVE A CLASS
 OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK OF THEIR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A FULL AND
 PRODUCTIVE LIFE, be subjected to any discrimination in OR TO ANY  DENIAL
 OR ABRIDGMENT OF his or her EQUAL civil rights by any other person or by
 any  firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or
 subdivision of the state.  THE WORDS "CIVIL RIGHTS" MEAN ANY LEGAL RIGHT
 THAT IMPACTS SUCH EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
   THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PRECLUDE BONA  FIDE  QUALIFICA-
 TIONS  FOR  A JOB, POSITION, BENEFIT OR SERVICE IN A PARTICULAR CAPACITY
 IF AUTHORIZED BY LAW WITH RESPECT TO DISABILITY, AGE OR RELIGION OR  ANY
 LEGAL  REQUIREMENT OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WITH RESPECT TO DISABILI-
 TY, PREGNANCY OR RELIGIOUS PRACTICE OR  TO  INVALIDATE  OR  PREVENT  THE
 ADOPTION  OF  ANY  LAW,  REGULATION, PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY THAT HAS AS ITS
 OBJECT THE AMELIORATION  OF  CONDITIONS  OF  HISTORICALLY  DISADVANTAGED
 INDIVIDUALS  OR  COMMUNITIES,  INCLUDING  THOSE  THIS  SECTION  PROTECTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S517B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A272
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7558, A9584
2021-2022: S1268, A760

2019-S517B - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2019-S517B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S517B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  517--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, CARLUC-
   CI, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN, LIU, MAY, MAYER, METZGER,  PARK-
   ER,  PERSAUD,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  amendments to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in
   relation to equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
 cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 11. (A) No person shall be denied the equal protection of  the  laws
 of  this  state  or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of
 race, color, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE,  DISABILITY,  creed  [or],
 religion, OR SEX INCLUDING PREGNANCY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTI-
 TY OR EXPRESSION, be subjected to any discrimination in OR TO ANY DENIAL
 OR ABRIDGMENT OF his or her EQUAL civil rights by any other person or by
 any  firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or
 subdivision of the state. THE WORDS "CIVIL RIGHTS" MEAN ANY  RIGHT  THAT
 IMPACTS  THE  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK TO ENJOY A
 FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
   (B) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO:
   (1) PRECLUDE BONA FIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A JOB, POSITION, BENEFIT  OR
 SERVICE  IN  A  PARTICULAR CAPACITY IF AUTHORIZED BY LAW WITH RESPECT TO
 DISABILITY OR AGE; OR
   (2) PRECLUDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WITH RESPECT  TO  DISABILITY  OR
 PREGNANCY; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S517C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A272
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7558, A9584
2021-2022: S1268, A760

2019-S517C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2019-S517C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S517C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  517--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, CARLUC-
   CI, COMRIE, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN, LIU, MAY, MAYER, METZ-
   GER, PARKER, PERSAUD, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  STAVISKY
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Judi-
   ciary  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
   equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article  1  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 19 to read as follows:
   §  19.  (A)  NO  PERSON SHALL BE DENIED EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAWS OF
 THIS STATE OR ANY SUBDIVISION  THEREOF  BASED  ON  THAT  PERSON'S  RACE,
 COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR SEX INCLUDING PREGNAN-
 CY  AND  PREGNANCY  OUTCOMES,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AND
 GENDER EXPRESSION.
   (B) NO GOVERNMENT ENTITY, NOR ANY ENTITY ACTING IN CONCERT WITH OR  ON
 BEHALF  OF  THE  GOVERNMENT,  NOR  ANY ENTITY IN ITS PROVISION OF PUBLIC
 ACCOMMODATIONS, EMPLOYMENT, OR PERSONNEL  PRACTICES  SHALL  DISCRIMINATE
 AGAINST  ANY  PERSON  IN EITHER INTENT OR EFFECT BASED ON THE CHARACTER-
 ISTICS LISTED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) NO GOVERNMENT ENTITY, NOR ANY ENTITY ACTING IN CONCERT WITH OR  ON
 BEHALF  OF  THE  GOVERNMENT,  NOR  ANY ENTITY IN THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC
 ACCOMMODATIONS, EMPLOYMENT, OR PERSONNEL  PRACTICES  SHALL  DISCRIMINATE
 AGAINST ANY PERSON BASED ON THAT PERSON'S RELIGION. IN INTERPRETING THIS
 SECTION,  THE  COURTS  SHALL  ANALYZE CLAIMS OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
 
              

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