Assembly Bill A5517B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting virginity examinations

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  • 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-A5517 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S104
Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8742, S6879
2023-2024: A128, S931

2021-A5517 - Summary

Prohibits the performance of virginity examinations.

2021-A5517 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5517
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, JACOBSON, WALLACE,
   SIMON, FERNANDEZ, DeSTEFANO, NOLAN -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, the education law and the penal
   law, in relation to prohibiting virginity examinations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding two new sections
 230-f and 267-a to read as follows:
   § 230-F. UNAUTHORIZED VIRGINITY EXAMINATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 TITLE, PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT SHALL INCLUDE THE PERFORMANCE OF VIRGINI-
 TY EXAMINATIONS OR SUPERVISING THE PERFORMANCE OF VIRGINITY EXAMINATIONS
 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  267-A.  PROHIBITION  OF  VIRGINITY EXAMINATIONS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "VIRGINITY EXAMINATION" SHALL MEAN ANY PRACTICE OR PROCEDURE  USED
 TO DETERMINE WHETHER A FEMALE HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
   (B)  "MEDICAL  SETTING" SHALL MEAN ANY LOCATION WHERE LICENSED MEDICAL
 PRACTITIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO  PROVIDE  HEALTH  CARE  TO  INDIVIDUALS,
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, HOSPITALS, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES,
 PHYSICIAN'S OFFICES, URGENT-CARE CENTERS AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS.
   2. NO LICENSED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER SHALL PERFORM A VIRGINITY EXAMINA-
 TION OR SUPERVISE THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  A  VIRGINITY  EXAMINATION  ON  A
 PATIENT.
   3.  (A)  ANY  LICENSED  MEDICAL  PRACTITIONER WHO PERFORMS A VIRGINITY
 EXAMINATION IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  PENALTIES
 FOR  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT PURSUANT TO SUBARTICLE THREE OF ARTICLE ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (B) ANY LICENSED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER WHO PERFORMS OR  SUPERVISES  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF A VIRGINITY EXAMINATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL IN A NON-MEDICAL
 SETTING  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE FIRST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A5517A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S104
Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8742, S6879
2023-2024: A128, S931

2021-A5517A - Summary

Prohibits the performance of virginity examinations.

2021-A5517A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5517--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, JACOBSON, WALLACE,
   SIMON, FERNANDEZ, DeSTEFANO, NOLAN -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Health  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   virginity examinations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 267-a to read as follows:
   §  267-A.  PROHIBITION  OF  VIRGINITY  EXAMINATIONS.   NO PERSON SHALL
 PERFORM A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION USED OR INTENDED TO DETERMINE  WHETHER  A
 FEMALE HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02831-02-1



              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A5517B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S104
Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8742, S6879
2023-2024: A128, S931

2021-A5517B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the performance of virginity examinations.

2021-A5517B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5517--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, JACOBSON, WALLACE,
   SIMON,  FERNANDEZ,  DeSTEFANO,  NOLAN,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  SEAWRIGHT,
   SILLITTI,  DINOWITZ,  BARRON, GALEF, ZINERMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee --  reported  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   virginity examinations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 267-a to read as follows:
   §  267-A.  PROHIBITION  OF  VIRGINITY  EXAMINATIONS.   NO PERSON SHALL
 PERFORM A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PURPORTING TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN  INDI-
 VIDUAL HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD VAGINAL INTERCOURSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02831-04-1



              

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