Bill Text: NY S05402 | 2023-2024 | 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) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S05402 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05402-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5402

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 3, 2023
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        Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, 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.
                                                                   LBD09872-01-3