Senate Bill S7010

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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  • 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-S7010 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3358
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: S1047, A747

2017-S7010 (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-S7010 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7010
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, BENJA-
   MIN, BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI,  COMRIE,  DILAN,  GIANARIS,  HAMILTON,
   KAMINSKY,   KENNEDY,  KLEIN,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,  PARKER,  PERALTA,
   RIVERA, SAVINO, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice  and  ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government 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
 access to employment, housing and other basic necessities of life, lead-
 ing to deprivation and suffering.  The  legislature  further  recognizes
 that  this  prejudice  has  fostered  a general climate of hostility and
 distrust, leading in some instances to physical violence  against  those
 perceived  to live in a gender identity or expression which is different
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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