Assembly Bill A3358

2017-2018 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2017-A3358 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7010
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
2013-2014: A4226
2015-2016: A4558
2019-2020: A747, S1047

2017-A3358 (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.

2017-A3358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   3358
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, O'DONNELL, TITONE, BRONSON,
   MORELLE, ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, COOK, HEVESI, KAVANAGH,  CAHILL,  ENGLE-
   BRIGHT,  PAULIN,  RYAN,  ABINANTI,  MOYA,  SEPULVEDA,  MOSLEY, ARROYO,
   PICHARDO, ORTIZ, ROZIC, WEPRIN, MAYER, BLAKE, JENNE, STECK,  BICHOTTE,
   HUNTER, HARRIS, CARROLL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BENE-
   DETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, BUCHWALD, DenDEKKER, FAHY, FARRELL, GALEF, GUNTHER,
   HOOPER,  JAFFEE, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, McDONALD, OTIS, PEOPLES-
   STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, QUART, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,  SIMO-
   TAS,  SKARTADOS, SKOUFIS, SOLAGES, THIELE -- 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.
              

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