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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to governmental operations |
Nov 17, 2021 | referred to governmental operations |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Jeffrion Aubry
Inez E. Dickens
Richard Gottfried
Harvey Epstein
A8497 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L
A8497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8497 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent and findings. Whereas recent judicial opinions have created confusion regarding the status of correctional facilities and law enforcement agencies as subjects of the jurisdiction of the New York human rights law, the legislature hereby finds and declares that law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities are subject to the jurisdiction of the law. § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 292 of the executive law, as added by chapter 340 of the laws of 1955, is amended to read as follows: 10. The term "housing accommodation" includes any building, structure, or portion thereof which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings, INCLUDING ANY TYPE OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. § 3. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 39, 40, and 41 to read as follows: 39. THE TERM "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" SHALL MEAN EMPLOYEES OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THEIR AGENCIES, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, WHO ARE CHARGED IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND MAIN- TENANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC ORDER, FOR EXAMPLE BY RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALLS, ENFORCING TRAFFIC LAWS, INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CRIMI- NAL VIOLATIONS, CONDUCTING PATROLS, POLICING LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS OR PUBLIC TRANSIT FACILITIES, AND QUESTIONING OR ARRESTING INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SHERIFFS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13147-03-1