Assembly Bill A3288

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of credit history in making decisions

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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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2017-A3288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3610
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380-bb, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9464, S6780
2019-2020: S2241

2017-A3288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of credit history in making decisions.

2017-A3288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3288
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, RIVERA, SOLAGES, BICHOTTE, MOSLEY,
   RODRIGUEZ, STECK, COLTON, KEARNS, HOOPER, JAFFEE,  BLAKE,  JEAN-PIERRE
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HYNDMAN, MAGEE, RICHARDSON, SIMON --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
   Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting  an
   employer from discriminating on the basis of credit history
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 380-bb to read as follows:
   § 380-BB. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF  CREDIT  HISTORY.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, NO EMPLOYER SHALL USE OR REQUEST
 INFORMATION  IN  THE  CREDIT  HISTORY  OF A JOB APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE IN
 CONNECTION WITH OR AS A CRITERION FOR EMPLOYMENT  DECISIONS  RELATED  TO
 HIRING,  TERMINATION,  PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, COMPENSATION, OR
 THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNLESS  THE  EMPLOYER
 IS  MANDATED  BY  THIS  ARTICLE  OR FEDERAL LAW TO USE INDIVIDUAL CREDIT
 HISTORY FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, OR THE EMPLOYER HAS A BONA FIDE PURPOSE
 FOR REQUESTING OR USING INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY REPORT THAT IS
 SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CURRENT OR POTENTIAL JOB AND THE
 EMPLOYER COMPLIES WITH THE NOTICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDER-
 AL FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02187-01-7

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