Relates to prohibiting discrimination against New York state residents by places of public accommodation

BILL NUMBER:S2733

Title of bill

An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination against New York state residents by places of public accommodation

Purpose of bill

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit discrimination against New York state residents by places of public accommodation.

Summary of provisions

Section one of this bill amends section 40-e of the civil rights law. It specifies that no owner, agent, or employee of any hotel, motel, or inn shall require any person to provide proof of out-of-state residency as a condition of rental of accommodation. It also specifies that no owner, manager, agent, or employee of any hotel, motel, or inn shall publish or display any communication that relates to the refusal of accommodation of any state resident.

Section two sets out the effective date.

Justification

Currently, many hotels require proof of out-of-state residency and rent rooms exclusively to visitors to New York. This bill would make it illegal to discriminate against New York state residents and deny them the right to stay in a hotel based solely on their place of residency.

Prior legislative history

S.8160 2010 Referred to Rules A.6660 2010 Referred to Rules A.1453 1/10/11 Referred to Governmental Operations A.1453 3/08/11 Reported referred to Codes S.3979 3/11/11 Referred to Investigations and Govern- ment Operations A.1453 3/30/11 Reported A.1453 3/31/11 Advanced to third reading cal.161 A.1453 1/04/12 Referred to Governmental Operations S.3979 1/04/12 Referred to Investigations and Government Operations A.1453 1/24/12 Reported referred to Codes

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.