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Assembly Bill A7020

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain professional sporting competitions or events in New York state

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2009-A7020 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3932
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-n, Civ Rts L

2009-A7020 - Summary

Provides that no professional sporting competition or event shall be permitted, if such event is sponsored by an organization or sports governing body where in the year prior to such competition, such organization excluded players or teams based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin.

2009-A7020 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7020

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LANCMAN, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, ORTIZ, DenDEKKER,
  JAFFEE, COOK, ABBATE, SKARTADOS,  PHEFFER,  PAULIN,  REILLY,  MILLMAN,
  DINOWITZ,  EDDINGTON,  MARKEY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  BROOK-KRASNY, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, McENENY, TITONE, TOWNS --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting certain
  professional sporting competitions or events in New York state

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "equal playing field act".
  S  2.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-n to
read as follows:
  S 79-N. PROFESSIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS OR EVENTS. NO  PROFESSIONAL
SPORTING  COMPETITION,  CONTEST  OR EVENT SHALL BE PERMITTED IN NEW YORK
STATE THAT IS SPONSORED OR  SANCTIONED  BY  AN  ORGANIZATION  OR  SPORTS
GOVERNING  BODY  WHERE IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO SUCH NEW YORK STATE COMPETI-
TION, CONTEST OR EVENT  ANY  OTHER  PROFESSIONAL  SPORTING  COMPETITION,
CONTEST  OR EVENT SPONSORED OR SANCTIONED BY SUCH ORGANIZATION OR SPORTS
GOVERNING BODY EXCLUDED PLAYERS OR TEAMS BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY, CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09548-02-9

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2009-A7020A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3932
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-n, Civ Rts L

2009-A7020A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no professional sporting competition or event shall be permitted, if such event is sponsored by an organization or sports governing body where in the year prior to such competition, such organization excluded players or teams based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin.

2009-A7020A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A7020A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7020--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LANCMAN, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, ORTIZ, DenDEKKER,
  JAFFEE, COOK, ABBATE, SKARTADOS,  PHEFFER,  PAULIN,  REILLY,  MILLMAN,
  DINOWITZ,   MARKEY,   SCHIMEL  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  BROOK-KRASNY, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, McENENY, TITONE, TOWNS --  read  once
  and  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and  Sports  Develop-
  ment  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting certain
  professional sporting competitions or events in New York state

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "equal playing field act".
  S 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  79-n  to
read as follows:
  S  79-N. PROFESSIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS OR EVENTS. NO PROFESSIONAL
SPORTING COMPETITION, CONTEST OR EVENT SHALL BE PERMITTED  IN  NEW  YORK
STATE  THAT  IS  SPONSORED  OR  SANCTIONED  BY AN ORGANIZATION OR SPORTS
GOVERNING BODY WHERE IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO SUCH NEW YORK  STATE  COMPETI-
TION,  CONTEST  OR  EVENT  ANY  OTHER PROFESSIONAL SPORTING COMPETITION,
CONTEST OR EVENT SPONSORED OR SANCTIONED BY SUCH ORGANIZATION OR  SPORTS
GOVERNING BODY EXCLUDED PLAYERS OR TEAMS BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY, CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09548-03-0

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