Bill Text: NY S07004 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          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.
                                                                   LBD13654-01-9
        S. 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.