Senate Bill S4317

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5788 - 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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2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5788
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§292 & 296, rpld §292 subs 32 & 33, Exec L; amd §47-b, Civ Rts L; amd §108, Ag & Mkts L; amd §147, Transp L; amd §223-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5495, A6816

2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs.

2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4317

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 2013
                               ___________

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, the civil rights law, the agriculture
  and markets law, the transportation law and the public housing law, in
  relation to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs;
  and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 32 and 33 of section 292 of the executive  law
are  REPEALED and subdivision 31, as added by chapter 133 of the laws of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  31. The term "guide dog" [means any dog  that  is  trained  to  aid  a
person who is blind by a recognized guide dog training center or profes-
sional guide dog trainer, and is actually used for such purpose], "HEAR-
ING DOG" OR "SERVICE DOG" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THOSE TERMS ARE
DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-SEVEN-B OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision 14 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 133 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  14.  It  shall  be  an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person
engaged in any activity covered by this section to discriminate  against
a  blind  person, a hearing impaired person or a person with [a] ANOTHER
disability on the basis of his or her use of a guide dog, hearing dog or
service dog.
  S 3. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 47-b of the civil rights law,  as
amended by chapter 404 of the laws of 1986, are amended and a new subdi-
vision 7 is added to read as follows:
  3.  [Persons  qualified  to train dogs] A PERSON ENGAGED IN TRAINING A
DOG to [aid and] guide OR OTHERWISE AID persons with a disability, while
engaged in such training activities, AND A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY  FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09655-01-3

              

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