Senate Bill S6775

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to discrimination against vaccinated persons

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8266
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §40-h, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5199, A2189

2021-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discrimination against vaccinated persons.

2021-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6775
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  discrimination
   against vaccinated persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 40-h to read as follows:
   §  40-H.  DISCRIMINATION  AGAINST  VACCINATED  PERSONS.  A  PERSON WHO
 EXCLUDES FROM THE EQUAL ENJOYMENT  OF  ANY  ACCOMMODATION,  FACILITY  OR
 PRIVILEGE  FURNISHED  BY  INNKEEPERS  OR  COMMON  CARRIERS, AMUSEMENT OR
 RESORT, ANY PERSON BECAUSE THE PERSON RECEIVED A VACCINATION, IS  GUILTY
 OF A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11360-01-1



              

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