Senate Bill S4677

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the comptroller to prohibit payment of any travel claim for travel to, from or within a state which allows businesses to assert right of free exercise of religion as a defense

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  • 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-S4677 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6913
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §109, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3545, A5024
2019-2020: S2290
2021-2022: S1198

2015-S4677 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the comptroller to prohibit payment of any travel claim for travel to, from or within a state which allows businesses to assert a right of the free exercise of religion as a defense to a cause of action commenced by an individual, group of individuals or non-governmental entity for wrongful discrimination.

2015-S4677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4677

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
  payment of any claim for travel to, from and/or within certain  states
  that allow for profit businesses to assert a right of free exercise of
  religion

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

  Section 1. Section 109 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL NOT DRAW HIS OR HER WARRANT FOR THE PAYMENT
OF ANY CLAIM OR VOUCHER SUBMITTED FOR ANY EXPENSE, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT
OF ANY PER DIEM ALLOWANCE, INCURRED FOR ANY TRAVEL TO, FROM AND/OR WITH-
IN ANY STATE WHICH, BY LAW, AUTHORIZES FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES  TO  INVOKE
THE  FREE  EXERCISE  OF  RELIGION  AS  A  DEFENSE  TO  A CAUSE OF ACTION
COMMENCED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP  OF  INDIVIDUALS  OR  NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY  FOR WRONGFUL DISCRIMINATION. THE PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED IN THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY TRAVEL WHICH IS NECESSARY TO  ENFORCE
ANY  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  OF  THIS STATE, TO COMPLY WITH ANY CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION OF THE STATE OR TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10308-02-5

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