Assembly Bill A5257A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2019-A5257 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4702
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§137, 500-b & 500-k, add §72-c, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A691, S2809

2019-A5257 - Summary

Relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated people in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from the person's assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; and establishes that incarcerated people shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement, such person is free to change their mind and switch at any time.

2019-A5257 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5257
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation  to  the  treatment  and
   placement of inmates based upon gender identity
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 137 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  ANY  INMATE  OF  A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHO HAS A GENDER IDENTITY
 THAT DIFFERS FROM THE INMATE'S ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH AND HAS A DIAGNOSIS
 OF GENDER DYSPHORIA, AS SET FORTH IN THE  MOST  RECENT  EDITION  OF  THE
 AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION'S "DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF
 MENTAL DISORDERS", SHALL:
   (A)  BE  ADDRESSED BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND STAFF IN A MANNER THAT
 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INMATE'S GENDER IDENTITY;
   (B) HAVE ACCESS TO  COMMISSARY  ITEMS,  CLOTHING,  PERSONAL  PROPERTY,
 PROGRAMMING  AND  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  THAT  ARE  CONSISTENT WITH THE
 INMATE'S GENDER IDENTITY; AND
   (C) HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SEARCHED BY A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER  OR  STAFF
 MEMBER OF THE SAME GENDER IDENTITY, UNLESS THE INMATE REQUESTS OTHERWISE
 OR UNDER EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
   §  2.  The  correction  law is amended by adding a new section 72-c to
 read as follows:
   § 72-C. PLACEMENT OF INMATES BASED ON GENDER IDENTITY. IN  DETERMINING
 PLACEMENT  OF A PERSON IN CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, AN INMATE WHO HAS A
 BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT REFLECTS HIS OR HER
 GENDER IDENTITY OR WHO CAN MEET ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR OBTAINING SUCH
 A DOCUMENT TO CONFIRM THE INMATE'S GENDER IDENTITY  SHALL  PRESUMPTIVELY
 BE PLACED IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH INMATES OF THE GENDER CONSIST-
 ENT  WITH  THE INMATE'S GENDER IDENTITY.  SUCH PRESUMPTIVE PLACEMENT MAY
 BE OVERCOME BY A DEMONSTRATION BY THE COMMISSIONER, OR  THE  COMMISSION-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-A5257A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4702
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§137, 500-b & 500-k, add §72-c, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A691, S2809

2019-A5257A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated people in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from the person's assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; and establishes that incarcerated people shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement, such person is free to change their mind and switch at any time.

2019-A5257A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5257--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, REYES, QUART, WEPRIN, BRONSON, GOTTFRIED,
   GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN,  SIMON,  HEVESI,  MOSLEY,  SIMOTAS,  ORTIZ,
   BLAKE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Correction --
   recommitted to the Committee on Correction 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 correction law, in relation to the treatment and
   placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  137 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. ANY INCARCERATED PERSON IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHO HAS A GENDER
 IDENTITY THAT DIFFERS FROM HIS OR HER ASSIGNED SEX AT  BIRTH  OR  HAS  A
 DIAGNOSIS  OF  GENDER DYSPHORIA, AS SET FORTH IN THE MOST RECENT EDITION
 OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION'S  "DIAGNOSTIC  AND  STATISTICAL
 MANUAL  OF  MENTAL  DISORDERS", OR WHO SELF-IDENTIFIES AS TRANSGENDER OR
 GENDER NONCONFORMING SHALL:
   (A) BE ADDRESSED BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND STAFF IN A  MANNER  THAT
 MOST CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH SUCH PERSON'S GENDER IDENTITY;
   (B)  HAVE  ACCESS  TO  COMMISSARY  ITEMS, CLOTHING, PERSONAL PROPERTY,
 PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT MOST CLOSELY ALIGN WITH  SUCH
 PERSON'S GENDER IDENTITY;
   (C)  HAVE  THE RIGHT TO BE SEARCHED BY A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER OR STAFF
 MEMBER OF THE GENDER MOST CLOSELY  ALIGNED  WITH  SUCH  PERSON'S  GENDER
 IDENTITY,  UNLESS  THE  INCARCERATED  PERSON REQUESTS OTHERWISE OR UNDER
 EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES; AND
   (D) HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AS NEEDED AND  AS
 APPROPRIATE FOR HIS OR HER GENDER IDENTITY.
   §  2.  The  correction  law is amended by adding a new section 72-c to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.