Bill Text: NY S00996 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-16 - referred to judiciary [S00996 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S00996-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           996

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, BIAGGI, LIU, MAY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Children and Families

        AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  the  custody
          of children

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 240 of the domestic relations  law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
     3    (k)  In  determining  the best interests of the child, the court shall
     4  not:   (1) consider the sex,  sexual  orientation,  gender  identity  or
     5  gender expression of the parties; or
     6    (2) prohibit a party from undergoing gender reassignment.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05304-01-1