New York S 3371: Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking

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S03371 Summary:

BILL NOS03371A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05606-B

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRCLEARE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L; amd §201-g, Lab L

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Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking; requires training on discrimination against individuals with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking.

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BILL NOS03371A

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1437

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.528

03/11/2026AMENDED 3371A

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/14/2026PASSED SENATE

05/14/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/14/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3371--A
 Cal. No. 528

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
 and Government Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investi-
 gations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
 sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
 report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to
 prohibiting discrimination against any individual with an actual or
 perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or
 stalking

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

 1 Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding two
 2 new subdivisions 43 and 44 to read as follows:
 3 43. The term "sex offense" shall mean an offense described in article
 4 one hundred thirty of the penal law.
 5 44. The term "stalking" shall mean stalking in the fourth degree, as
 6 defined in section 120.45; stalking in the third degree, as defined in
 7 section 120.50; stalking in the second degree, as defined in section
 8 120.55 and/or stalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60
 9 of the penal law.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 22 of section 296 of the executive law, as added by
 11 chapter 176 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 12 22. (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employ-
 13 er or licensing agency, because of any individual's actual or perceived
 14 status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking to
 15 refuse to hire or employ or license or to bar or to discharge from
 16 employment such individual or to discriminate against such individual in
 17 compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07476-04-6

 S. 3371--A 2

 1 (b) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer or
 2 employment agency to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circu-
 3 lated any statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of
 4 application for employment or to make any inquiry in connection with
 5 prospective employment which expresses, directly or indirectly, any
 6 limitation, specification or discrimination as to an actual or perceived
 7 status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking, or
 8 any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination;
 9 provided, however, that no provision of this subdivision shall be
 10 construed to prohibit the employer from making any inquiry or obtaining
 11 information for the purpose of providing assistance to, or a reasonable
 12 accommodation in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision to