Assembly Bill A3078

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adding disability to the equal protection requirement

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7035

2023-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding disability to the equal protection requirement.

2023-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3078
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution,
   in relation to adding disability to the equal protection requirement

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 11 of article
 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 11. No person shall be denied the equal protection of  the  laws  of
 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
 color, creed [or], religion OR DISABILITY, be subjected to any discrimi-
 nation  in  his  or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm,
 corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency  or  subdivi-
 sion of the state.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 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.
                                                            LBD89058-01-3

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