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Dec 20, 2019 | approval memo.76 signed chap.729 delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.170 substituted for a109 |
Jun 12, 2019 | referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 03, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
May 29, 2019 | 1st report cal.972 |
May 16, 2019 | referred to investigations and government operations |
senate Bill S5922
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
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Alessandra Biaggi
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Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
S5922 (ACTIVE) - Details
S5922 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5922 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or oper- ated buildings be designated as gender neutral PURPOSE: This bill requires single use bathroom stalls in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the public building law by adding a new section 145. Section two sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Gender identity is personal to an individual and not based on how the
S5922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5922 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section 145 to read as follows: § 145. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE HIS OR HER DUTY TO ENSURE THAT ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS IN STATE OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS BE DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: "STATE OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OWNED PROPERTY USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY BUILDING OR OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHICH IS PRIMARILY USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS; AND "SINGLE OCCU- PANCY" SHALL MEAN INTENDED FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01856-01-9
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