New York A 8699: Provides for the regulation and licensing of persons engaged in the act or practice of body-piercing or ear-piercing

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A08699 Summary:

BILL NOA08699A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08338

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRLasher

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §296, Exec L

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Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect; provides that an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by such practice's discriminatory effect, even if such practice was not motivated by a discriminatory intent.

Go to top A08699 Actions:

BILL NOA08699A

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05/30/2025referred to governmental operations

06/02/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

06/02/2025print number 8699a

06/05/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

06/10/2025reported 

06/10/2025rules report cal.593

06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.593

06/10/2025substituted by s8338

&nbspS08338 AMEND= MAYER

&nbsp06/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1725

&nbsp06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/10/2025substituted for a8699a

&nbsp06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.593

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.706

Go to topA08699 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:9/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsExcused

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:15/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:19/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoExcused

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08699 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08699 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8699--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the stand-
 ard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
 3 5-a. (a) For any case alleging employment discrimination under this
 4 article, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a
 5 practice's discriminatory effect, even if such practice was not moti-
 6 vated by a discriminatory intent. The practice may still be lawful if
 7 supported by a legally sufficient justification, as defined in paragraph
 8 (c) of this subdivision.
 9 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a practice has a discrimina-
 10 tory effect where it actually or predictably results in a disparate
 11 impact on a group of persons, because of their membership in a class
 12 protected under this section.
 13 (c) (i) A legally sufficient justification exists where the challenged
 14 practice:
 15 (A) is job related for the position in question and consistent with
 16 business necessity; and
 17 (B) that the business necessity could not be served by another prac-
 18 tice that has a less discriminatory effect.
 19 (ii) A legally sufficient justification shall be supported by evidence
 20 and may not be hypothetical or