Senate Bill S8606

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to discrimination based upon the income of persons

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10077
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3303, A5891

2017-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discrimination based upon the income of persons; defines source of income; establishes unlawful discriminatory practices based on source of income.

2017-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8606
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  discrimination  based
   upon the income of persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35. THE TERM "SOURCE OF  INCOME"  SHALL  INCLUDE:  WAGES  FROM  LAWFUL
 EMPLOYMENT;  CHILD  SUPPORT;  ALIMONY;  FOSTER  CARE  SUBSIDIES;  INCOME
 DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY, OR ANY FORM OF  FEDERAL,  STATE  OR  LOCAL
 PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE; HOUSING AND RENTAL SUBSIDIES AND ASSISTANCE, INCLUD-
 ING SECTION 8 VOUCHERS; SAVINGS, INVESTMENT AND TRUST ACCOUNTS; AND  ANY
 OTHER FORMS OF LAWFUL INCOME.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  It  shall  be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,
 being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent,  agent  or
 employee  of  any  place  of  public accommodation, resort or amusement,
 because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orientation,
 military  status, sex, SOURCE OF INCOME, or disability or marital status
 of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or  deny
 to  such  person  any  of  the accommodations, advantages, facilities or
 privileges thereof, including the extension of credit, or,  directly  or
 indirectly,  to  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  person
 on  account  of race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
 military status, sex, SOURCE OF INCOME, or disability or marital status,
 or that the patronage or custom thereat of any person of  or  purporting
 to  be  of  any  particular  race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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