senate Bill S1047

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 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
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 25, 2019 signed chap.8
Jan 15, 2019 delivered to governor
returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.2
substituted for a747
referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 14, 2019 ordered to third reading cal.2
reported and committed to rules
Jan 10, 2019 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Jan 14, 2019 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S1047
6
0
committee
6
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

excused (1)

Jan 14, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

S1047
15
1
committee
15
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

nay (1)
aye wr (2)
excused (1)

Co-Sponsors

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S1047 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A747
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
2017-2018: S7010, A3358

S1047 (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.

S1047 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

    S. 1047                                                   A. 747

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN,
  BIAGGI,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  CARLUCCI,  COMRIE,   GAUGHRAN,   GIANARIS,
  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY,
  KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINEZ, MAY, MAYER, METZGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE,  PARK-
  ER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO, SEPULVEDA,
  SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMAS -- read twice  and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Investigations and Government Operations

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, O'DONNELL, BRON-
  SON, L. ROSENTHAL, HEASTIE, DINOWITZ,  COOK,  HEVESI,  CAHILL,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT,  PAULIN,  RYAN,  ABINANTI,  MOSLEY,  ARROYO,  PICHARDO, ORTIZ,
  ROZIC, WEPRIN, BLAKE, STECK, BICHOTTE, HUNTER, CARROLL, D'URSO,  JEAN-
  PIERRE,  DE LA ROSA,  WALKER,  DICKENS,  JAFFEE,  SIMON,  BURKE, CRUZ,
  JACOBSON, REYES, FALL, ROMEO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  AUBRY,
  BENEDETTO,  BRAUNSTEIN,  DenDEKKER,  FAHY,  GALEF,  GUNTHER,  HYNDMAN,
  LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI,  OTIS,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  PRETLOW,
  QUART, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMOTAS, 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

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

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