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Assembly Bill A10468A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination

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2021-A10468 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §20, Constn

2021-A10468 - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2021-A10468 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10468
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 26, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Seawright)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation  to
   equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 1 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
   § 20. (A) NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED EQUAL RIGHTS  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF
 THIS  STATE  OR  ANY  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF  BASED ON THAT PERSON'S RACE,
 COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR SEX INCLUDING PREGNAN-
 CY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY,  AND
 GENDER EXPRESSION.
   (B)  NO GOVERNMENT ENTITY, NOR ANY ENTITY ACTING IN CONCERT WITH OR ON
 BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT, NOR ANY ENTITY  IN  ITS  PROVISION  OF  PUBLIC
 ACCOMMODATIONS,  EMPLOYMENT,  OR  PERSONNEL PRACTICES SHALL DISCRIMINATE
 AGAINST ANY PERSON IN EITHER INTENT OR EFFECT BASED  ON  THE  CHARACTER-
 ISTICS LISTED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   (C)  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL INVALIDATE OR PREVENT THE ADOPTION
 OF ANY LAW, REGULATION, PROGRAM, OR PRACTICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT
 OR DISMANTLE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF A CHARACTERISTIC  LISTED  IN
 THIS SECTION.
   (D)  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE SELF-EXECUTING. THE LEGISLATURE MAY EXPAND
 UPON THE ENTITLEMENT TO EQUAL RIGHTS, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIM-
 INATION HEREBY SECURED.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89183-01-2

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2021-A10468A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §20, Constn

2021-A10468A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

2021-A10468A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10468--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 26, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Seawright,
   Simon) -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation  to
   equality of rights and protection against discrimination
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 1 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
   § 20. (A) NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED EQUAL RIGHTS  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF
 THIS  STATE  OR  ANY  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF  BASED ON THAT PERSON'S RACE,
 COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR SEX INCLUDING PREGNAN-
 CY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY,  AND
 GENDER EXPRESSION.
   (B)  NO GOVERNMENT ENTITY, NOR ANY ENTITY ACTING IN CONCERT WITH OR ON
 BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT,  SHALL  DISCRIMINATE  AGAINST  ANY  PERSON  IN
 EITHER  INTENT OR EFFECT BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL INVALIDATE OR PREVENT  THE  ADOPTION
 OF ANY LAW, REGULATION, PROGRAM, OR PRACTICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT
 OR  DISMANTLE  DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF A CHARACTERISTIC LISTED IN
 THIS SECTION.
   (D) THIS SECTION SHALL BE SELF-EXECUTING.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89183-03-2

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