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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S1336
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- 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
2019-S1336 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §40-c, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S6772
2019-S1336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1336 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the right to be free from harassment and discrimination PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To expand harassment and discrimination protections under the Civil Rights Law. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 2 of section 40-c of the civil rights law. Section two is the effective date.
2019-S1336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1336 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 civil rights law, in relation to the right to be free from harassment and discrimination THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 40-c of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 2. No person shall, because of [race, creed, color, national origin, sex,] A PERSON'S IMMUTABLE ATTRIBUTE, CHARACTERISTIC OR TRAIT, OR BASED UPON THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF, marital status[, sexual orientation] or disability, as such term is defined in section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law, be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights, or to any harassment, as defined in section 240.25 of the penal law, in the exercise thereof, by any other person or by any firm, corporation or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state PROVIDED THAT, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE A PERSON'S IMMUTABLE ATTRIBUTE, CHARACTERISTIC OR TRAIT, OR BASED UPON THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF, MARITAL STATUS OR DISABILITY, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR OTHER IMMUTABLE CHARACTERISTIC, TRAIT, OR REQUIREMENTS OF ADHERENCE TO RELI- GIOUS BELIEF, INTERFERES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH SUCH PERSON'S ABILI- TY TO MEET EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07582-01-9
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