A02798 Summary:
BILL NO | A02798 |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Jacobs (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Gantt |
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MLTSPNSR | Gottfried, Hooper |
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Amd S297, Exec L | |
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Allows punitive damages to be awarded whenever a case of discrimination is established under the human rights law. |
A02798 Actions:
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01/20/2011 | referred to governmental operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | referred to governmental operations |
A02798 Floor Votes:
There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
Go to topA02798 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2798 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBS, GANTT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to permitting the award- ing of punitive damages in all cases of discrimination, rather than only housing cases The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph c of subdivision 4 of 2 section 297 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 166 of the laws 3 of 2000, is amended to read as follows: 4 (iv) awarding of punitive damages, [in cases of housing discrimination5only,] in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to the person 6 aggrieved by such practice; 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04272-01-1