Senate Bill S4

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices because of familial status

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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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2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7317
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5875

2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices because of familial status.

2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                    4

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
  ry practice because of familial status

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 296 of the executive law,
as amended by chapter 803 of the laws of 1975, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 1 as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 2009, paragraphs (b), (c)
and  (d)  of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2005,
paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 166 of the laws  of
2000,  paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 98 of the laws
of 1984 and paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1-a as amended by
chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows:
  1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice:
  (a) For an employer or licensing agency, because  of  an  individual's
age,  race,  creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military
status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics,  FAMILIAL
STATUS, marital status, or domestic violence victim status, to refuse to
hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment such individual
or  to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms,
conditions or privileges of employment.
  (b) For an employment agency to discriminate  against  any  individual
because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
military  status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics,
FAMILIAL STATUS, or marital status, in receiving, classifying, disposing
or otherwise acting upon applications for its services or  in  referring
an applicant or applicants to an employer or employers.
  (c)  For a labor organization, because of the age, race, creed, color,
national origin, sexual orientation, military status,  sex,  disability,
predisposing genetic characteristics, FAMILIAL STATUS, or marital status

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07117-01-5
              

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