Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 12, 2019 |
signed chap.95 |
Jul 03, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.657 substituted for a7797a |
Jun 20, 2019 |
substituted by s6209a rules report cal.657 reported |
Jun 19, 2019 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 18, 2019 |
reference changed to codes |
Jun 13, 2019 |
print number 7797a |
Jun 13, 2019 |
amend and recommit to governmental operations |
May 23, 2019 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A7797
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6209 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Carmen De La Rosa
Nader Sayegh
Karines Reyes
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
2019-A7797 - Details
2019-A7797 - Summary
Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.
2019-A7797 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6209 A. 7797 2019-2020 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 23, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to prohibiting race discrimination based on natural hairstyles 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 two new subdivisions 37 and 38 to read as follows: 37. THE TERM "RACE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE NOT LIMITED TO, ANCES- TRY, COLOR, ETHNIC GROUP IDENTIFICATION, AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AND SHALL INCLUDE TRAITS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES. 38. THE TERM "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS. § 2. Section 11 of the education law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows: 9. "RACE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE NOT LIMITED TO, ANCESTRY, COLOR, ETHNIC GROUP IDENTIFICATION, AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AND SHALL INCLUDE TRAITS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES. 10. "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11450-01-9
co-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Carmen De La Rosa
Nader Sayegh
Karines Reyes
2019-A7797A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A7797A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.
2019-A7797A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6209--A A. 7797--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 23, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, DE LA ROSA, SAYEGH, REYES, SIMON, NIOU, GOTTFRIED, FERNANDEZ, O'DONNELL, D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, FRONTUS, L. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, JAFFEE, DICKENS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to prohibiting race discrimination based on natural hairstyles 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 two new subdivisions 37 and 38 to read as follows: 37. THE TERM "RACE" SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE TRAITS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES. 38. THE TERM "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS. § 2. Section 11 of the education law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows: 9. "RACE" SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE TRAITS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES. 10. "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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