Bill Text: NY S00061 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-13 - PRINT NUMBER 61B [S00061 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00061-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 61--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, GIANARIS, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYL- MAN, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the executive law, the civil rights law and the educa- tion law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression; and to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to including offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treat- ment as hate crimes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature reaffirms 2 that the state has the responsibility to act to assure that every indi- 3 vidual within this state is afforded an equal opportunity to enjoy a 4 full and productive life, and that the failure to provide such equal 5 opportunity, whether because of discrimination, prejudice, intolerance 6 or inadequate education, training, housing or health care not only 7 threatens the rights and proper privileges of its inhabitants, but 8 menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic state and 9 threatens the peace, order, health, safety and general welfare of the 10 state and its inhabitants. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00167-04-6
