senate Bill S660

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making

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  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 08, 2019 signed chap.457
Oct 28, 2019 delivered to governor
Jan 22, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.7
substituted for a584
referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.35
reported and committed to rules
Jan 09, 2019 referred to labor

Votes

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Jan 22, 2019 - Labor committee Vote

S660
9
3
committee
9
Aye
3
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Labor Committee Vote: Jan 22, 2019

aye wr (1)

Jan 22, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

S660
16
0
committee
16
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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S660 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A584
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §203-e, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6578, A8769
2015-2016: S2709, A1142
2017-2018: S3791, A566

S660 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making.

S660 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S660 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 660                                                    A. 584

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. METZGER, BAILEY, CARLUCCI, HOYLMAN,
  KRUEGER, MAYER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, RIVERA, SANDERS, SAVINO,  SERRANO,
  STAVISKY  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Labor

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, HEASTIE,  DINOWITZ,  COOK,
  GALEF,  GOTTFRIED,  CAHILL,  FAHY, TITUS, MOSLEY, ZEBROWSKI, PICHARDO,
  SIMON, STECK, SIMOTAS, ARROYO,  JOYNER,  AUBRY,  SEAWRIGHT,  ABINANTI,
  PAULIN,   L. ROSENTHAL,   HUNTER,   BICHOTTE,   JEAN-PIERRE,  HYNDMAN,
  DE LA ROSA, BLAKE, D'URSO, CARROLL, BRONSON, OTIS, BURKE, CRUZ,  FALL,
  FRONTUS,  GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON, McMAHON, RAYNOR, ROMEO, REYES, SAYEGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BRAUNSTEIN,  BUCHWALD,  DAVILA,
  GLICK, LIFTON, LUPARDO, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an
  employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  203-e  to
read as follows:
  §  203-E.  PROHIBITION  OF  DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AN EMPLOYEE'S OR A
DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING. 1. AN EMPLOYER SHALL BE
PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING AN EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL  INFORMATION  REGARDING
THE  EMPLOYEE'S  OR THE EMPLOYEE'S DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECI-
SION MAKING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DECISION TO USE OR ACCESS
A PARTICULAR DRUG, DEVICE OR  MEDICAL  SERVICE  WITHOUT  THE  EMPLOYEE'S
PRIOR INFORMED AFFIRMATIVE WRITTEN CONSENT.
  2. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT:
  (A)  DISCRIMINATE NOR TAKE ANY RETALIATORY PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST AN
EMPLOYEE WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR  PRIVILEGES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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