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A04977 Summary:

A04977 Actions:

A04977 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Peoples-Stokes      
DATE:03/13/2017AYE/NAY:12/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Johns
Excused
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Glick
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Kim
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:03/13/2017AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:03/13/2017AYE/NAY:20/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Titus
Absent
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Fahy
Aye

A04977 Floor Votes:

A04977 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4977
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 6, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  CAHILL,  PAULIN,  SEPULVEDA, RAMOS,
          M. G. MILLER, QUART, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ABBATE,
          BRAUNSTEIN,  COLTON,  COOK, DAVILA, HIKIND, HOOPER, LAVINE, LUPINACCI,
          MOSLEY, ORTIZ, PERRY, RIVERA, SOLAGES,  WEINSTEIN  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend  the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi-
          nation against religious attire
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 10 of section 296 of the exec-
     2  utive law, as amended by chapter 539 of the laws of 2002, is amended  to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (a)  It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any employer,
     5  or an employee or agent thereof, to impose upon a person as a  condition
     6  of  obtaining  or  retaining  employment,  including  opportunities  for
     7  promotion, advancement or transfers, any terms or conditions that  would
     8  require  such  person  to violate or forego a sincerely held practice of
     9  his or her religion, including but not limited to the observance of  any
    10  particular day or days or any portion thereof as a sabbath or other holy
    11  day  in  accordance  with the requirements of his or her religion or the
    12  wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance  with  the
    13  requirements  of  his  or her religion, unless, after engaging in a bona
    14  fide effort, the employer demonstrates that it is unable  to  reasonably
    15  accommodate  the  employee's  or  prospective  employee's sincerely held
    16  religious observance or practice without undue hardship on  the  conduct
    17  of  the employer's business.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law
    18  to the contrary, an employee shall not be entitled to premium  wages  or
    19  premium  benefits  for work performed during hours to which such premium
    20  wages or premium benefits would ordinarily be applicable, if the employ-
    21  ee is working during such hours only as an accommodation to his  or  her
    22  sincerely  held  religious  requirements.  Nothing  in this paragraph or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01237-01-7
        A. 4977                             2
 
     1  paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall  alter  or  abridge  the  rights
     2  granted  to an employee concerning the payment of wages or privileges of
     3  seniority accruing to that employee.
     4    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
     5  have become a law.