A02563 Summary:

BILL NOA02563A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06177-A
 
SPONSORGlick (MS)
 
COSPNSRO'Donnell, Hoyt, Dinowitz, Titone, Rosenthal
 
MLTSPNSRCymbrowitz, Farrell, Gottfried, Hooper, Jacobs, John, McEneny, Millman, Ortiz, Pheffer, Weinstein, Wright
 
Add S79-n, Civ Rts L
 
Provides that employers who extend funeral or bereavement leave to an employee for the death of a spouse, child, parent or other relative shall not deny the same leave for the death of an employee's same-sex committed partner; defines same-sex committed partners as those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in a manner commonly presumed of spouses.
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A02563 Actions:

BILL NOA02563A
 
01/20/2009referred to governmental operations
04/06/2009reported referred to ways and means
04/28/2009reported
04/30/2009advanced to third reading cal.440
05/06/2009passed assembly
05/06/2009delivered to senate
05/06/2009REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
01/06/2010DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2010RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2010ordered to third reading cal.216
03/03/2010amended on third reading 2563a
06/07/2010passed assembly
06/07/2010delivered to senate
06/07/2010REFERRED TO FINANCE
06/08/2010SUBSTITUTED FOR S6177A
06/08/20103RD READING CAL.358
06/28/2010PASSED SENATE
06/28/2010RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
08/18/2010delivered to governor
08/30/2010signed chap.423
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A02563 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/06/2009Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 121/21
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Koon
No
O'Mara
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Alessi
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Alfano
No
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Parment
Yes
Schroeder
No
Amedore
ER
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Seminerio
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peralta
Yes
Skartados
No
Bacalles
No
Conte
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Perry
Yes
Spano
No
Ball
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gottfried
ER
Lopez VJ
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Stirpe
No
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Powell
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Barra
ER
Crouch
No
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pretlow
No
Tedisco
Yes
Barron
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Titone
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
No
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Bing
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Boyland
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
No
Reilich
Yes
Towns
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Bradley
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Eddington
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Brook Krasny
No
Errigo
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
No
Burling
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
John
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Wright
No
Butler
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fields
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Mr. Speaker
No
Calhoun
No
Finch
Yes
Kellner
No
Oaks
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Camara
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
DATE:06/07/2010Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 107/26
ER
Abbate
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
No
Kolb
No
Murray
No
Saladino
Yes
Alessi
Yes
Castelli
Yes
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Alfano
ER
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
No
Oaks
ER
Scarborough
No
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Latimer
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
ER
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
No
O'Mara
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
ER
Bacalles
No
Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Parment
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Ball
ER
Cook
Yes
Gordon
No
Lopez PD
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skartados
No
Barclay
No
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Spano
No
Barra
ER
Crespo
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
Crouch
No
Hawley
ER
Magee
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Powell
No
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
ER
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
ER
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Titone
Yes
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
No
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Titus
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
No
Raia
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Towns
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
No
Reilich
No
Townsend
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Weinstein
No
Burling
No
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera J
ER
Weisenberg
No
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Miller MG
ER
Rivera N
ER
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Wright
No
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
No
Jordan
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
No
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A02563 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2563A               REVISED 5/5/10
 
SPONSOR: Glick (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to authorizing funeral or bereavement leave for same-sex committed partners   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill provides that bereavement leave be granted to individuals involved in same-sex relationships on the same basis as those granted to employees who are married.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill adds one section to the civil rights law. Section 79-n prohibits employers from discriminating in the granting of funeral or bereavement to its employees who are in a committed, same-sex relationship. It also provides that such leave must be extended on the same basis as if offered to those employees who are married (while same-sex couples who legally marry outside of New York State already are considered married under New York law, this bill seeks to protect those same-sex couples who have not left this State to marry in another jurisdiction). A committed relationship is defined as a long-term relationship charac- terized by emotional and financial commitment and interdependence.   JUSTIFICATION: For years, individuals in same-sex relationships who are prohibited from civil marriage are often not granted bereavement leave to attend the funeral of their partner or partner's blood relation. This fails to acknowledge the value that any committed relationship contributes to our communities. Enlightened companies with domestic partnership policies now allow this type of funeral or bereave- ment leave.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 1998: A.9494 referred to Codes. 2000: ordered to third reading rules cal.866. 2001-2002: A.4302 ordered to third reading Rules calendar 1141 2003: Third Reading. 2004: Reported referred to Ways and Means. 2006: A2839-B passed Assembly and 3rd read- ing of the Senate calendar. 2008: A2196 Third Reading Rules Calendar 294   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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A02563 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2563--A
                                                                Cal. No. 216
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, O'DONNELL, HOYT, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,
          JOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, WEINSTEIN, WRIGHT -- read once
          and  referred  to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- reported

          from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to authorizing funeral
          or bereavement leave for same-sex committed partners
 
          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  79-n to read as follows:
     3    §  79-n. Funeral or bereavement leave.  No employer who extends to its
     4  employees funeral or bereavement leave for the death  of  an  employee's
     5  spouse  or  the child, parent or other relative of the spouse shall deny
     6  the same leave to an employee for the death of the  employee's  same-sex

     7  committed  partner or the child, parent or other relative of the commit-
     8  ted partner. For the purposes of this section, same-sex committed  part-
     9  ners  are  those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in a
    10  manner commonly presumed of spouses.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    12  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04526-03-0
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