New York S 264: Relates to absentee voting application deadlines

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S00264 Summary:

BILL NOS00264 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11033

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §296-e, Exec L

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Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from substance use disorder.

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BILL NOS00264 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 264

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
 ry practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering
 from substance use disorder

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-e
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 296-e. Unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies
 4 relating to persons recovering from substance use disorder. 1. For the
 5 purposes of this section:
 6 (a) "Government agency" shall mean any department, division, board,
 7 bureau, commission, office, agency, correctional facility, authority or
 8 public corporation of the state or a county, city, town or village
 9 government or any other instrumentality of local government or public
 10 educational institution.
 11 (b) "Substance use disorder" shall have the same meaning as set forth
 12 in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
 13 2. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for a government
 14 agency employer to deny employment to a prospective employee solely on
 15 the basis that such prospective employee is recovering from substance
 16 use disorder.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00301-01-5

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