Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 23, 2019 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2241
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §380-bb, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6780
2017-2018: S3610
2019-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2241 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting an employer from discriminating on the basis of credit history PURPOSE: To grow the economy by prohibiting the use of credit history as a crite- rion for employment decisions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the general business law by adding a new section 380-BB providing no employer shall use or request information in the credit history of a job applicant or employee in connection with or as a crite- rion for employment decisions related to hiring, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline or compensation unless mandated by federal law.
2019-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2241 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting an employer from discriminating on the basis of credit history THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 380-bb to read as follows: § 380-BB. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CREDIT HISTORY. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, NO EMPLOYER SHALL USE OR REQUEST INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY OF A JOB APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A CRITERION FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO HIRING, TERMINATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, COMPENSATION, OR THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNLESS THE EMPLOYER IS MANDATED BY THIS ARTICLE OR FEDERAL LAW TO USE INDIVIDUAL CREDIT HISTORY FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, OR THE EMPLOYER HAS A BONA FIDE PURPOSE FOR REQUESTING OR USING INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY REPORT THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CURRENT OR POTENTIAL JOB AND THE EMPLOYER COMPLIES WITH THE NOTICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDER- AL FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05445-01-9
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