Bill Text: NY S51002 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-07-05 - DELIVERED TO SECRETARY OF STATE [S51002 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S51002-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                            2

                                  Extraordinary Session

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 1, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of  the  constitution,
          in relation to equal protection

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
     2  cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 11. a. 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,  ethnicity,  national  origin, age, disability, creed [or], reli-
     6  gion, or sex, including  sexual  orientation,  gender  identity,  gender
     7  expression,  pregnancy,  pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare
     8  and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in [his or  her]  their
     9  civil  rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or insti-
    10  tution, or by the state or any  agency  or  subdivision  of  the  state,
    11  pursuant to law.
    12    b. Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption of
    13  any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent or
    14  dismantle discrimination on the basis of a characteristic listed in this
    15  section,  nor  shall any characteristic listed in this section be inter-
    16  preted to interfere with, limit, or deny the civil rights of any  person
    17  based upon any other characteristic identified in this section.
    18    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    19  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    20  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    21  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    22  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.
                                                                   LBD89193-04-2