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NY A03193

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Linda Rosenthal

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds a new section 296-e to the executive law making it unlawful to discriminate against individuals based on their weight in New York State

  • Prohibits employers, licensing agencies, and employment agencies from refusing to hire, discharging, or discriminating in compensation or employment terms based on a person's weight

  • Bars labor organizations from excluding, expelling, or discriminating against members or employers based on weight

  • Prohibits job advertisements, applications, or employment inquiries that express weight-based limitations unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification

  • Requires places of public accommodation, resorts, and amusement venues to serve all individuals regardless of weight, with an exception for weight restrictions where deviation could pose a safety threat to the individual, other patrons, or the public

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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