NY A04319

Amends the executive law to explicitly include correctional facilities and local correctional facilities in the definition of "housing accommodation" under New York's Human Rights Law

Adds new definitions for "correctional facility" and "local correctional facility" referencing existing definitions in the correction law

Expands unlawful discriminatory practice provisions to cover correctional facilities, local correctional facilities, and law enforcement agencies alongside places of public accommodation

Responds to recent judicial decisions that created confusion about whether correctional facilities and law enforcement agencies fall under the jurisdiction of the Division of Human Rights

Declares that services provided by law enforcement officers constitute public accommodations subject to anti-discrimination protections based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, and other protected categories