Bill Text: NY A07990 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that no person shall be discriminated in his or her civil rights because of sex.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-13 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [A07990 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A07990-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7990--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 24, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in relation to equal rights for women 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 11 of article 2 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 11. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of 4 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race, 5 color, sex, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his 6 or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or 7 institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state. 8 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 9 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 12 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89112-02-7
