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A08821 Summary:

A08821 Actions:

A08821 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:DenDekker      
DATE:07/13/2020AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
DenDekker
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Abbate
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Quart
Aye
Miller
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Simon
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Niou
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Williams
Aye
Fall
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/20/2020AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Glick
Excused
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A08821 Floor Votes:

A08821 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8821
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    November 25, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, SIMON, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, JACOBSON --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN ACT the amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  denial  of
          access to an employee toilet facility

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  494 to read as follows:
     3    § 494. Denial of access.  1.  The  consumer  protection  division,  as
     4  established  in  section  ninety-four-a of the executive law, shall have
     5  the power and duty:
     6    (a) to receive complaints from any individual  that  has  been  denied
     7  access to an employee toilet facility in violation of this article;
     8    (b) to attempt to mediate such complaints where appropriate; and
     9    (c) to refer such complaints to the appropriate unit of the department
    10  or  the federal, state or other agency authorized by law for appropriate
    11  action on such complaints.
    12    2. Any county, city or town office of consumer protection  shall  have
    13  the power and duty:
    14    (a)  to  receive  complaints  from any individual that has been denied
    15  access to an employee toilet facility in violation of this article;
    16    (b) to attempt to mediate such complaints where appropriate; and
    17    (c) to refer such complaints to the appropriate unit of the department
    18  or the federal, state or other agency authorized by law for  appropriate
    19  action on such complaints.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14074-02-9