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A02546 Summary:

A02546 Actions:

A02546 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Peoples-Stokes      
DATE:03/13/2017AYE/NAY:10/2  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Johns
Excused
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lalor
Nay
Glick
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Kim
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:31/2  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Walter
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye

A02546 Floor Votes:

A02546 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2546
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON, TITUS, CAHILL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED,
          ORTIZ,  PAULIN,  RIVERA,  BENEDETTO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  KAVANAGH,  CUSICK,
          COLTON, BRONSON, PERRY, SIMON, MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, STECK, SEPULVEDA  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE, ABINANTI, FARRELL, GALEF,
          GLICK, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
          sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
          of  1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age Discrimination
          in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act
 
          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 16
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 16. Waiver of state immunity.  The state hereby waives its sovereign
     4  immunity with regard to all  claims,  actions  and  proceedings  brought
     5  pursuant  to  the  federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L.
     6  101-336, as amended), the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,  the
     7  federal  Age  Discrimination  in Employment Act of 1967, and the federal
     8  Family and Medical Leave Act.  The provisions of such acts  shall  apply
     9  to the state, and any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
    10    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    11  have been in full force and effect on and after February 21, 2001.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01288-01-7