Senate Bill S173

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to domestic violence; 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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2017-S173 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §292 sub 34, amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5526
2013-2014: S3385
2015-2016: S2027
2019-2020: S1040

2017-S173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

2017-S173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    173
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting  employers
   from  discriminating  against  victims  of  domestic  violence; and to
   repeal subdivision 34 of section 292 of such law relating to the defi-
   nition of the term "domestic violence victim"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  34  of section 292 of the executive law is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 34 is added to read as follows:
   34. THE TERM "VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING
 AS IS ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section 296 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 365 of the laws of 2015, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (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 STATUS  AS  A  VICTIM  OF  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 individ-
 ual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
   § 3. Section 296 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. (A) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR AN EMPLOY-
 ER  OR  LICENSING AGENCY, BECAUSE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A VICTIM
 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO REFUSE TO HIRE OR EMPLOY OR LICENSE OR  TO  BAR
 OR  TO  DISCHARGE  FROM  EMPLOYMENT  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL OR TO DISCRIMINATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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