New York A 3193: Relates to prohibiting discrimination against a person based upon weight

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A03193 Summary:

BILL NOA03193 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09803

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SPONSORRosenthal

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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 prohibiting discrimination against a person based upon weight; excepts where deviation may pose a threat to the individual, other patrons, or the general public.

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BILL NOA03193 

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01/23/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3193

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi-
 nation against a person based upon weight

 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 relating to the weight of
 4 an individual. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice:
 5 1. For an employer or licensing agency, because of an individual's
 6 weight, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from
 7 employment such individual or to discriminate against such individual in
 8 compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
 9 2. For an employment agency to discriminate against any individual
 10 because of weight in receiving, classifying, disposing or otherwise
 11 acting upon applications for its services or in referring an applicant
 12 or applicants to an employer or employers.
 13 3. For a labor organization, because of the weight of any individual,
 14 to exclude or to expel from its membership such individual or to
 15 discriminate in any way against any of its members or against any
 16 employer or any individual employed by an employer.
 17 4. For any employer or employment agency to print or circulate or
 18 cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publi-
 19 cation, or to use any form of application for employment or to make any
 20 inquiry in connection with prospective employment, which expresses
 21 directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination
 22 as to weight, or any intent to make any such limitation, specification
 23 or discrimination, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualifica-
 24 tion.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05305-01-5

 A. 3193 2

 1 5. For any person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager,
 2 superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation,
 3 resort or amusement, because of the weight of any person, directly or
 4 indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to such person any of the
 5 accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof; provided,
 6 however, that it shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice to
 7 adhere to any weight restrictions where any deviation may pose a threat
 8 to the individual, other patrons, or the general public.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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