assembly Bill A4226B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute

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Jun 10, 2014 referred to investigations and government operations
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 22, 2014 advanced to third reading cal.755
May 20, 2014 reported
May 13, 2014 reported referred to codes
Feb 05, 2014 print number 4226b
Feb 05, 2014 amend and recommit to governmental operations
Jan 08, 2014 referred to governmental operations
Jun 20, 2013 amended on third reading 4226a
Jun 20, 2013 vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
returned to assembly
recalled from senate
Apr 30, 2013 referred to investigations and government operations
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Apr 25, 2013 advanced to third reading cal.213
Apr 23, 2013 reported
Mar 13, 2013 reported referred to codes
Feb 01, 2013 referred to governmental operations

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A4226 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S195
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§291, 292, 295, 296, 296-a & 296-b, Exec L; amd §40-c, Civ Rts L; amd §313, Ed L; amd §§485.00, 485.05, 240.30, 240.31 & 240.00, Pen L; amd §200.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5710
2011-2012: A5039, S6349
2015-2016: A4558, S61
2017-2018: A3358, S502
2019-2020: A747

A4226 - Summary

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes.

A4226 - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4226

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, O'DONNELL, BRENNAN, BRONSON,
  COOK, ORTIZ,  HEVESI,  TITONE,  KELLNER,  SCHIMEL,  KAVANAGH,  CAHILL,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,  DINOWITZ, PAULIN, CASTRO, RYAN, ABINANTI, MOYA -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, BUCHWALD, CYMBROW-
  ITZ, FAHY, FARRELL, GUNTHER, HOOPER, JACOBS, JAFFEE,  LAVINE,  LIFTON,
  V. LOPEZ,  LUPARDO,  MAGNARELLI,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,  McDONALD, MILLMAN,
  OTIS, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, QUART, RAMOS,  RIVERA,  ROBERTS,
  ROBINSON,  ROSENTHAL,  SCARBOROUGH,  SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STECK, SWEENEY,
  THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, the civil rights law and the educa-
  tion law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination  based  on  gender
  identity  or  expression;  and to amend the penal law and the criminal
  procedure law, in relation  to  including  offenses  regarding  gender
  identity  or  expression within the list of offenses subject to treat-
  ment as hate crimes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature reaffirms
that the state has the responsibility to act to assure that every  indi-
vidual  within  this  state  is afforded an equal opportunity to enjoy a
full and productive life, and that the failure  to  provide  such  equal
opportunity,  whether  because of discrimination, prejudice, intolerance
or inadequate education, training,  housing  or  health  care  not  only
threatens  the  rights  and  proper  privileges  of its inhabitants, but
menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic  state  and
threatens  the  peace,  order, health, safety and general welfare of the
state and its inhabitants.
  The legislature further finds that many residents of this  state  have
encountered prejudice on account of their gender identity or expression,
and  that  this  prejudice  has  severely  limited or actually prevented

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01192-01-3

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A4226A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S195
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§291, 292, 295, 296, 296-a & 296-b, Exec L; amd §40-c, Civ Rts L; amd §313, Ed L; amd §§485.00, 485.05, 240.30, 240.31 & 240.00, Pen L; amd §200.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5710
2011-2012: A5039, S6349
2015-2016: A4558, S61
2017-2018: A3358, S502
2019-2020: A747

A4226A - Summary

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes.

A4226A - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4226--A
                                                        Cal. No. 213

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, O'DONNELL, BRENNAN, BRONSON,
  COOK, ORTIZ,  HEVESI,  TITONE,  KELLNER,  SCHIMEL,  KAVANAGH,  CAHILL,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,   DINOWITZ,  PAULIN,  RYAN,  ABINANTI,  MOYA,  SEPULVEDA,
  MOSLEY, ARROYO, ESPINAL, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  AUBRY,  BENEDETTO,  BOYLAND, BUCHWALD, FAHY, FARRELL, GUNTHER, HOOPER,
  JACOBS, JAFFEE, LAVINE, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,
  McDONALD, MILLMAN, OTIS, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, QUART, RAMOS,
  RIVERA,  ROBINSON,  ROSENTHAL,  SCARBOROUGH,  SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STECK,
  SWEENEY, THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to the
  Committee on Codes -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the  Senate,
  recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the executive law, the civil rights law and  the  educa-
  tion  law,  in  relation to prohibiting discrimination based on gender
  identity or expression; and to amend the penal law  and  the  criminal
  procedure  law,  in  relation  to  including offenses regarding gender
  identity or expression within the list of offenses subject  to  treat-
  ment as hate crimes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature  reaffirms
that  the state has the responsibility to act to assure that every indi-
vidual within this state is afforded an equal  opportunity  to  enjoy  a
full  and  productive  life,  and that the failure to provide such equal
opportunity, whether because of discrimination,  prejudice,  intolerance
or  inadequate  education,  training,  housing  or  health care not only
threatens the rights and  proper  privileges  of  its  inhabitants,  but
menaces  the  institutions and foundation of a free democratic state and
threatens the peace, order, health, safety and general  welfare  of  the
state and its inhabitants.

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

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A4226B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S195
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§291, 292, 295, 296, 296-a & 296-b, Exec L; amd §40-c, Civ Rts L; amd §313, Ed L; amd §§485.00, 485.05, 240.30, 240.31 & 240.00, Pen L; amd §200.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5710
2011-2012: A5039, S6349
2015-2016: A4558, S61
2017-2018: A3358, S502
2019-2020: A747

A4226B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes.

A4226B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4226--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, O'DONNELL, BRENNAN, BRONSON,
  COOK, ORTIZ,  HEVESI,  TITONE,  KELLNER,  SCHIMEL,  KAVANAGH,  CAHILL,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,   DINOWITZ,  PAULIN,  RYAN,  ABINANTI,  MOYA,  SEPULVEDA,
  MOSLEY, ARROYO, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BENE-
  DETTO, BOYLAND, BUCHWALD,  FAHY,  FARRELL,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,
  JAFFEE,  LAVINE,  LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, MARKEY, McDONALD, MILL-
  MAN, OTIS,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  PRETLOW,  QUART,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,
  ROBINSON,  ROSENTHAL,  SCARBOROUGH,  SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STECK, SWEENEY,
  THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on  Governmental  Operations -- reported and referred to the Committee
  on Codes -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the  Senate,  recalled
  from  the  Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, the civil rights law and the educa-
  tion law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination  based  on  gender
  identity  or  expression;  and to amend the penal law and the criminal
  procedure law, in relation  to  including  offenses  regarding  gender
  identity  or  expression within the list of offenses subject to treat-
  ment as hate crimes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature reaffirms
that the state has the responsibility to act to assure that every  indi-
vidual  within  this  state  is afforded an equal opportunity to enjoy a
full and productive life, and that the failure  to  provide  such  equal
opportunity,  whether  because of discrimination, prejudice, intolerance
or inadequate education, training,  housing  or  health  care  not  only
threatens  the  rights  and  proper  privileges  of its inhabitants, but

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01192-04-4