Assembly Bill A3931

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits religious discrimination in recreational water parks

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §40-h, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6591
2021-2022: A4476

2023-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the discrimination of persons based on their religious attire in recreational water parks, including, but not limited to, beaches, lakes, pools and other water facilities operated on land or water for recreational use.

2023-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3931
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, FALL, SAYEGH, COLTON, EPSTEIN, COOK, DICK-
   ENS, CRUZ, REYES, EICHENSTEIN, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  rights  law,  in relation to prohibiting
   discrimination in recreational water parks due to religious attire

   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. RELIGIOUS  DISCRIMINATION  AT  RECREATIONAL  WATER  PARKS.  NO
 PERSON,  AGENCY,  BUREAU,  CORPORATION  OR ASSOCIATION, BEING THE OWNER,
 LESSEE, PROPRIETOR, MANAGER, SUPERINTENDENT, AGENT OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  ANY
 RECREATIONAL  WATER  PARK  AS  DEFINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE ANY
 PERSON TO VIOLATE OR FORGO A SINCERELY HELD PRACTICE OF HIS OR HER RELI-
 GION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WEARING OF ANY  ATTIRE,  CLOTHING
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MODESTY SWIMSUITS OR FULL BODY SWIMSUITS,
 OR  FACIAL  HAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF HIS OR HER RELI-
 GION.
   RECREATIONAL WATER PARK WITHIN  THE  MEANING  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, BEACHES, LAKES, POOLS AND OTHER WATER
 FACILITIES, OPERATED ON LAND OR WATER FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08238-01-3

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