Bill Text: NY S02618 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any individual, firm or corporation to charge a different fee or price for the same service based solely upon the gender of the recipient; permits a different fee or price for similar services for men and women if such services rendered are more difficult or more costly because of the gender of the recipient; provides a penalty of a fine of one thousand dollars or an amount up to three times the actual damages and legal fees, whichever is greater.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-27 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S02618 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02618-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2618
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 27, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 executive law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  price
         differences for the same service based upon gender
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
    3    20. (A) IT SHALL  BE  AN  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE  FOR  ANY
    4  PERSON,  FIRM  OR CORPORATION TO CHARGE A DIFFERENT FEE OR PRICE FOR THE
    5  SAME SERVICE BASED SOLELY UPON THE GENDER OF THE RECIPIENT.  NOTHING  IN
    6  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT A DIFFERENT PRICE OR FEE
    7  FOR  SIMILAR SERVICES FOR MEN AND WOMEN IF THE SERVICE IS MORE DIFFICULT
    8  OR MORE COSTLY. THIS SUBDIVISION APPLIES ONLY TO SERVICES AND  DOES  NOT
    9  INCLUDE PRODUCTS.
   10    (B)  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM  OR  CORPORATION  FOUND  TO  HAVE VIOLATED THE
   11  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PAY A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND  DOLLARS
   12  OR AN AMOUNT UP TO THREE TIMES THE ACTUAL DAMAGES AND LEGAL FEES, WHICH-
   13  EVER IS GREATER.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06784-01-1