Assembly Bill A10496

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to equal protection

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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

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2021-A10496 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn

2021-A10496 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, including pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights, including in the provision of public or private housing, public accommodations and entertainment, and public or private employment, by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.

2021-A10496 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10496
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 30, 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 section 11 of article 1 of  the  constitution,
   in relation to equal protection
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 11 of article
 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  11.  No  person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
 color, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, INCLUDING PREGNANCY AND PREGNAN-
 CY OUTCOMES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY,  GENDER  EXPRESSION,
 AGE,  DISABILITY,  creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination
 in [his or her] THEIR civil rights, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  HOUS-
 ING,  EMPLOYMENT,  AND  PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, by any other person or by
 any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency  or
 subdivision of the state.
   §  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 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89193-01-2

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