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May 12, 2014 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 30, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 29, 2014 |
1st report cal.430 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 04, 2013 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 20, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 08, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 07, 2013 |
1st report cal.578 |
Feb 25, 2013 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S3866
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3866 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to defining a "three-unit service dog team" and granting rights and privileges to such teams PURPOSE: This bill will allow individuals who are trained to handle and/or maintaining the training of the service dogs as part of a three unit service team to have the same rights and privileges under article 4-B of the civil rights law as a person with a disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Provides that person who are part of a three. unit service dog team, while engaged in continuing training and/or handling of the service dog on behalf of a person with a disability, will have the same right and privileges as a person with disability. under Article 4-B of the civil rights law. Three unit service dog team is defined as a team consisting of a person with a disability, a trained service dog and a person over the age of eighteen who has been trained to handle a service dog. JUSTIFICATION: This bill will ensure that individuals who are engaged in continued training of a service dog for a person with a disability will not be discriminated against.
2013-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3866 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 civil rights law, in relation to defining a "three- unit service dog team" and granting rights and privileges to such teams THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 47-b of the civil rights law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. PERSONS WHO ARE PART OF A THREE-UNIT SERVICE DOG TEAM, WHILE ENGAGED IN CONTINUING TRAINING OF A SERVICE DOG, SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES SET FORTH FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY IN THIS ARTICLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "THREE-UNIT SERVICE DOG TEAM" SHALL MEAN A TEAM CONSISTING OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, A TRAINED SERVICE DOG, AND A PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE A SERVICE DOG. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05343-01-3
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