Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 29, 2014 |
approval memo.29 signed chap.536 |
Dec 17, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.674 substituted for s4317 |
May 19, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 08, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.271 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules substitution reconsidered |
Jun 04, 2013 |
3rd reading cal.315 substituted for s4317 |
Jun 18, 2014 |
substituted by a5788 |
May 19, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 13, 2014 |
1st report cal.674 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules restored to third reading substitution reconsidered |
Jun 04, 2013 |
substituted by a5788 |
Apr 22, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 17, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 16, 2013 |
1st report cal.315 |
Mar 21, 2013 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4317
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5788 - Signed by Governor
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S4317 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4317 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to update and provide clarity to state laws regarding people with disabilities arid service animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend the Human Rights Law to define the term "service animal" which would include, but would not be limited to, any guide, hearing, or service dog. Those term would have the same definition as they are defined in the Civil Rights Law. The bill would also clarify that a person engaged in training a dog to aid a person with a disability has the same rights and privileges as outlined in the Civil Rights Law as possessed by a person with a disability. Furthermore, the requirements that guide, hearing, or service, and
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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