New York A 3248: Relates to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice

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A03248 Summary:

BILL NOA03248 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00491

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRWeprin, Kassay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §296, Exec L

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Relates to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.

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BILL NOA03248 

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01/27/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3248

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including the basis of
 religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discri-
 minatory practice

 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 2 of section 296 of the execu-
 2 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 202 and 748 of the laws of
 3 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,
 5 being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or
 6 employee of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement,
 7 because of the race, creed, including the wearing of any attire, cloth-
 8 ing or facial hair in accordance with the requirements or practice of a
 9 person's religion, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration
 10 status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military
 11 status, sex, disability, marital status, or status as a victim of domes-
 12 tic violence, of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold
 13 from or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages,
 14 facilities or privileges thereof, including the extension of credit, or,
 15 directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post or
 16 mail any written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to
 17 the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and
 18 privileges of any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied
 19 to any person on account of race, creed, including the wearing of any
 20 attire, clothing or facial hair in accordance with the requirements or
 21 practice of a person's religion, color, national origin, citizenship or
 22 immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
 23 military status, sex, disability or marital status, or that the patro-
 24 nage or custom thereat of any person of or purporting to be of any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01876-01-5

 A. 3248 2

 1 particular race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immi-
 2 gration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mili-
 3 tary status, sex or marital status, or having a disability is unwelcome,
 4 objectionable or not acceptable, desired or solicited.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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