Senate Bill S1405

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement for the purposes of the human rights law

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A136 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S1405 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A136
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง292 & 296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7139, A9848
2013-2014: S4093, A2070

2015-S1405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement for the purposes of the human rights law.

2015-S1405 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1405

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
  "place of public accommodation, resort or amusement" for the  purposes
  of the human rights law

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section  292  of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  262  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
  9. The term "place of public accommodation, resort or amusement" shall
include, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH PLACE IS  A
STATE  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  ENTITY  OR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY,
except as hereinafter specified, all places included in the  meaning  of
such  terms  as:  inns,  taverns,  road  houses, hotels, motels, whether
conducted for the entertainment of transient guests or for the  accommo-
dation  of  those seeking health, recreation or rest, or restaurants, or
eating houses, or any place where food is sold for  consumption  on  the
premises;  buffets,  saloons,  barrooms, or any store, park or enclosure
where spirituous or malt liquors are sold; ice  cream  parlors,  confec-
tionaries, soda fountains, and all stores where ice cream, ice and fruit
preparations  or  their  derivatives, or where beverages of any kind are
retailed for consumption on the premises; wholesale  and  retail  stores
and  establishments  dealing with goods or services of any kind, dispen-
saries, clinics, hospitals, bath-houses, swimming pools,  laundries  and
all  other  cleaning establishments, barber shops, beauty parlors, thea-
tres, motion picture houses, airdromes, roof gardens, music halls,  race
courses,  skating  rinks, amusement and recreation parks, trailer camps,
resort camps, fairs, bowling alleys, golf courses, gymnasiums,  shooting
galleries,  billiard  and  pool parlors; garages, all public conveyances

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00893-03-5
              

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