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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including the basis of
   religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discri-
   minatory practice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the execu-
 tive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of  2019,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  It  shall  be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,
 being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent,  agent  or
 employee  of  any  place  of  public accommodation, resort or amusement,
 because of the race, creed, INCLUDING THE WEARING OF ANY ATTIRE,  CLOTH-
 ING  OR  FACIAL  HAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR PRACTICE OF
 HIS OR HER RELIGION, color, national origin, sexual orientation,  gender
 identity  or  expression,  military  status,  sex, disability or marital
 status of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse,  withhold  from
 or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities
 or  privileges  thereof, including the extension of credit, or, directly
 or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post or  mail  any
 written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to the effect
 that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of
 any  such  place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person
 on account of race, creed, INCLUDING THE WEARING OF ANY ATTIRE, CLOTHING
 OR FACIAL HAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR PRACTICE OF HIS OR
 HER RELIGION, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identi-
 ty or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital status, or
 that the patronage or custom thereat of any person of or  purporting  to
 be  of any particular race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex  or  marital
 status,  or  having  a  disability  is  unwelcome,  objectionable or not
 acceptable, desired or solicited.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.