---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits discrimination against religious attire"
description: "Prohibits discrimination against religious attire and appurtenances thereto, including facial hair."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4204"
citation: "New York A 4204 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WEPRIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-01"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd2e140b-5da5-442b-b04a-18bbc09779c8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4204"
source_hash: "897be8ff402be373547b8ac04d386a8c128c7c14fca4b7ec53c9fa7e3d832671"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4204 (2019-2020) — Prohibits discrimination against religious attire

Prohibits discrimination against religious attire and appurtenances thereto, including facial hair.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4204&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WEPRIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-01** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED
- **2019-02-27** RULES REPORT CAL.31
- **2019-02-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.31
- **2019-02-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-02-27** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4037
- **2019-04-09** 3RD READING CAL.272
- **2019-04-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-08-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** SIGNED CHAP.154 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd2e140b-5da5-442b-b04a-18bbc09779c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).