New York A 1031: Relates to the creation of the "Kids Deserve Justice" license plate and the "kids deserve justice fund"

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A01031 Summary:

BILL NOA01031 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRamos

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COSPNSRFall, Sayegh, Colton, Epstein, Cook, Cruz, Reyes, Eichenstein, Weprin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §40-h, Civ Rts L

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Prohibits the discrimination of persons based on their religious attire in recreational water parks, including, but not limited to, beaches, lakes, pools and other water facilities operated on land or water for recreational use.

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BILL NOA01031 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1031

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, FALL, SAYEGH, COLTON, EPSTEIN, COOK, CRUZ,
 REYES, EICHENSTEIN, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting
 discrimination in recreational water parks due to religious attire

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 40-h to read as follows:
 3 § 40-h. Religious discrimination at recreational water parks. No
 4 person, agency, bureau, corporation or association, being the owner,
 5 lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any
 6 recreational water park as defined in this section shall require any
 7 person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of such person's
 8 religion, including but not limited to the wearing of any attire, cloth-
 9 ing including, but not limited to, modesty swimsuits or full body swim-
 10 suits, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of such
 11 person's religion.
 12 Recreational water park within the meaning of this section shall
 13 include, but not be limited to, beaches, lakes, pools and other water
 14 facilities, operated on land or water for recreational use.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 16 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00397-01-5

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