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Senate Bill S8160

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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2009-S8160 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6660
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง40-e, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3979, A1453
2013-2014: S2733

2009-S8160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S8160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8160

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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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