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Assembly Bill A6660

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting discrimination against New York state residents by places of public accommodation

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2009-A6660 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8160
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง40-e, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1453, S3979
2013-2014: S2733

2009-A6660 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting discrimination against New York state residents by places of public accommodation.

2009-A6660 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6660

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, COOK, REILLY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   GORDON,  KOON,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  rights  law,  in relation to prohibiting
  discrimination against New York state residents by  places  of  public
  accommodation

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

  Section 1. Section 40-e of the civil rights law, as added  by  chapter
1031 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
  S 40-e. Innkeepers and carriers refusing to receive guests and passen-
gers. 1. A person, who, either on his own account or as agent or officer
of a corporation, carries on business as innkeeper, or as common carrier
of passengers, and refuses, without just cause or excuse, to receive and
entertain any guest, or to receive and carry any passenger, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
  2.  NO  OWNER,  AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  ANY HOTEL, MOTEL OR INN SHALL
REQUIRE ANY PERSON TO PROVIDE  PROOF  OF  OUT-OF-STATE  RESIDENCY  AS  A
CONDITION  OF  PERMITTING SUCH PERSON TO RENT ANY ROOM OR OTHER ACCOMMO-
DATION AVAILABLE IN SUCH HOTEL, MOTEL  OR  INN.  NO  PERSON,  BEING  THE
OWNER,  MANAGER,  AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  ANY HOTEL, MOTEL OR INN SHALL
PUBLISH, CIRCULATE, ISSUE, DISPLAY, POST OR MAIL ANY WRITTEN OR  PRINTED
COMMUNICATION,  NOTICE  OR  ADVERTISEMENT  TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY OF THE
ACCOMMODATIONS, ADVANTAGES, FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF ANY SUCH  PLACE
SHALL BE REFUSED, WITHHELD FROM OR DENIED TO ANY STATE RESIDENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09319-01-9

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