Bill Text: NY S02290 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the comptroller to prohibit payment of any travel claim for travel to, from or within a state which allows businesses to assert a right of the free exercise of religion as a defense to a cause of action commenced by an individual, group of individuals or non-governmental entity for wrongful discrimination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S02290 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S02290-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2290
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 23, 2019
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        Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN, PARKER, SERRANO -- read twice and
          ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
          Finance
        AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
          payment  of any claim for travel to, from and/or within certain states
          that allow for profit businesses to assert a right of free exercise of
          religion
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 109 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. The comptroller shall not draw his or her warrant for the payment
     4  of any claim or voucher submitted for any expense, including the payment
     5  of any per diem allowance, incurred for any travel to, from and/or with-
     6  in  any  state which, by law, authorizes for profit businesses to invoke
     7  the free exercise of  religion  as  a  defense  to  a  cause  of  action
     8  commenced  by  an  individual,  group of individuals or non-governmental
     9  entity for wrongful discrimination. The prohibition established in  this
    10  subdivision  shall not apply to any travel which is necessary to enforce
    11  any provisions of law of this state,  to  comply  with  any  contractual
    12  obligation of the state or to protect public safety.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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