Assembly Bill A5618

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to domestic violence; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1040 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2019-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1040
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §292 sub 34, amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9018
2011-2012: A2348, S5526
2013-2014: A898, S3385
2015-2016: A272, S2027
2017-2018: A1481, S173, S5565

2019-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5618
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN,  SIMOTAS,  GLICK,  JAFFEE,  FAHY,
   L. ROSENTHAL, PERRY, ZEBROWSKI,  M. G. MILLER,  PAULIN,  TITUS,  GOTT-
   FRIED,  LAVINE,  COLTON,  SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE, BURKE, TAYLOR -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, LUPARDO, MAGNAR-
   ELLI, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting employers
   from discriminating against  victims  of  domestic  violence;  and  to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   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 REPEALED and a new subdivision 34 is added to read as follows: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 22 to read as follows:
   22. (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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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