Bill Text: NY S07004 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S07004 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S07004-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7004 IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 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: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the execu- 2 tive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, 5 being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or 6 employee of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, 7 because of the race, creed, including the wearing of any attire, cloth- 8 ing or facial hair in accordance with the requirements or practice of 9 his or her religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender 10 identity or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital 11 status of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from 12 or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities 13 or privileges thereof, including the extension of credit, or, directly 14 or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post or mail any 15 written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to the effect 16 that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of 17 any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person 18 on account of race, creed, including the wearing of any attire, clothing 19 or facial hair in accordance with the requirements or practice of his or 20 her religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identi- 21 ty or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital status, or 22 that the patronage or custom thereat of any person of or purporting to 23 be of any particular race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien- 24 tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex or marital EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13654-01-9S. 7004 2 1 status, or having a disability is unwelcome, objectionable or not 2 acceptable, desired or solicited. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.