| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2014 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jan 13, 2014 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
| Feb 06, 2013 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jan 11, 2013 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S707
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2013-S707 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S707
TITLE OF BILL:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in
relation to equal protection of laws
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This establishes an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the New York State
Constitution to insure that no person in the State of New York will
be denied equal protection of the laws based on the sex of the person.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Adds the category of "sex" to the protected categories of section 11
of article 1 to the New York State Constitution.
JUSTIFICATION:
Only a constitutional amendment will guarantee that women and men are
treated equally under the law. Further, a constitutional amendment
will require that the courts of New York use a strict scrutiny
standard when reviewing cases of sex discrimination. In the 21st
century, in New York, it is inconceivable that women do not have the
constitutional protection of being treated equally under the law.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12: S.2920 - Died in the Judiciary
2013-S707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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707
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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 equal protection of laws
Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
S 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, SEX, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination 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 subdivision of the state.
S 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
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.
LBD89027-01-3
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