NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7642
SPONSOR: Dinowitz TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to discrimination
against vaccinated persons
PURPOSE::
Amends the civil rights law by adding a new section 40-h to prevent
discrimination against vaccinated persons
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1: amends the civil rights law to create a misdemeanor violation
for a person who excludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation,
facility or privilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amuse-
ment or resort, any person because the person received a vaccination
discrimination against vaccinated persons
Section 2: Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State currently does not provide civil rights protections for
vaccinated persons. This legislation will create a misdemeanor violation
for any entity that excludes or prevents vaccinated individuals from
participation in any program or accommodation.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
2021-22: A.8266 - Governmental Operations / S.6775 - Investigations and
Government Operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7642
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to discrimination
against vaccinated persons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
2 40-h to read as follows:
3 § 40-h. Discrimination against vaccinated persons. A person who
4 excludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or
5 privilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amusement or
6 resort, any person because the person received a vaccination, is guilty
7 of a misdemeanor.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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