Senate Bill S1314A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs; repealer

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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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Bill Amendments

2015-S1314 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A876
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §292 sub 31, amd §296, Exec L; amd §47-b, Civ Rts L

2015-S1314 - Summary

Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs.

2015-S1314 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1314 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1314

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the civil rights law, in  relation
  to  service  animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs; and to
  repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  31  of  section  292 of the executive law is
REPEALED.
  S 2. Subdivision 14 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 536 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  14. [It] IN ADDITION TO REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS  IN  POLICIES,  PRAC-
TICES,  OR  PROCEDURES,  INCLUDING THOSE DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF
PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION OR REASONABLE  ACCOMMO-
DATIONS  FOR  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION, INCLUDING THE USE OF AN ANIMAL AS A  REASONABLE  ACCOMMODATION,
IT  shall  be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person engaged
in any activity covered by this section TO DENY ACCESS OR  OTHERWISE  to
discriminate  against  a  blind  person,  a hearing impaired person or a
person with another disability [on the basis of his  or  her  use  of  a
guide dog, hearing dog or service dog]  BECAUSE HE OR SHE IS ACCOMPANIED
BY A DOG THAT HAS BEEN TRAINED TO WORK OR PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS FOR THE
BENEFIT  OF  SUCH  PERSON  BY  A  PROFESSIONAL GUIDE DOG, HEARING DOG OR
SERVICE DOG TRAINING CENTER OR PROFESSIONAL GUIDE DOG,  HEARING  DOG  OR
SERVICE  DOG TRAINER, OR TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SUCH PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
DOG, HEARING DOG OR SERVICE DOG TRAINER ENGAGED IN SUCH  TRAINING  OF  A
DOG FOR USE BY A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, WHETHER OR NOT ACCOMPANIED BY
THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE DOG IS BEING TRAINED.
  S  3.  Paragraph  (d) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the executive
law, as added by chapter 394 of the laws of 2007, is amended by adding a
new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07412-01-5
              

2015-S1314A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A876
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §292 sub 31, amd §296, Exec L; amd §47-b, Civ Rts L

2015-S1314A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs.

2015-S1314A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1314A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1314--A
    Cal. No. 11

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a
  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place  in
  the order of third reading

AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the civil rights law, in relation
  to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs;  and  to
  repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 31 of section  292  of  the  executive  law  is
REPEALED.
  S 2. Subdivision 14 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 536 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  14.  [It]  IN  ADDITION TO REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS IN POLICIES, PRAC-
TICES, OR PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THOSE DEFINED IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (IV)  OF
PARAGRAPH  (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION OR REASONABLE ACCOMMO-
DATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  AS  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  IN  THIS
SECTION,  INCLUDING  THE USE OF AN ANIMAL AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION,
IT shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any  person  engaged
in  any  activity covered by this section TO DENY ACCESS OR OTHERWISE to
discriminate against a blind person, a  hearing  impaired  person  or  a
person  with  another  disability  [on  the basis of his or her use of a
guide dog, hearing dog or service dog]  BECAUSE HE OR SHE IS ACCOMPANIED
BY A DOG THAT HAS BEEN TRAINED TO WORK OR PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSON BY A  PROFESSIONAL  GUIDE  DOG,  HEARING  DOG  OR
SERVICE  DOG  TRAINING  CENTER OR PROFESSIONAL GUIDE DOG, HEARING DOG OR
SERVICE DOG TRAINER, OR TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SUCH PROFESSIONAL  GUIDE
DOG,  HEARING  DOG  OR SERVICE DOG TRAINER ENGAGED IN SUCH TRAINING OF A
DOG FOR USE BY A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, WHETHER OR NOT ACCOMPANIED BY
THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE DOG IS BEING TRAINED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07412-02-5
              

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