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Assembly Bill A7991

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Suspends all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression

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2021-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6897
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1943, S5463
2025-2026: S6636

2021-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends all unnecessary travel to states that have enacted a law that voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state or local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression or have enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, including any law that creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

2021-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7991
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to suspending all  unnec-
   essary  travel  to  states  that permit discrimination on the basis of
   sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-e
 to read as follows:
   § 170-E. STATE-FUNDED AND STATE-SPONSORED TRAVEL.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS,
 BOARDS, DIVISIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS SHALL REVIEW ALL REQUESTS
 FOR STATE-FUNDED OR STATE-SPONSORED TRAVEL TO A STATE THAT, AFTER  JANU-
 ARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  HAS ENACTED A LAW THAT VOIDS OR
 REPEALS, OR HAS THE EFFECT OF VOIDING OR REPEALING,  EXISTING  STATE  OR
 LOCAL  PROTECTIONS  AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION OR HAS ENACTED A LAW  THAT
 AUTHORIZES  OR REQUIRES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SAME-SEX COUPLES OR THEIR
 FAMILIES OR ON THE BASIS OF  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY,  OR
 GENDER  EXPRESSION, INCLUDING ANY LAW THAT CREATES AN EXEMPTION TO ANTI-
 DISCRIMINATION LAWS IN ORDER TO PERMIT DISCRIMINATION  AGAINST  SAME-SEX
 COUPLES  OR THEIR FAMILIES OR ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER
 IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION.
   2. ANY SUCH PUBLICLY FUNDED OR PUBLICLY SPONSORED  TRAVEL  TO  SUCH  A
 LOCATION,  UNLESS  SUCH  TRAVEL  IS NECESSARY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF NEW
 YORK STATE LAW, TO  MEET  PRIOR  CONTRACTUAL  OBLIGATIONS,  OR  FOR  THE
 PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY, OR IS OTHERWISE IN THE
 INTEREST OF THE STATE, IS SUSPENDED.
   3.  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND POST ON THEIR
 WEBSITE A CURRENT LIST OF STATES THAT, AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO, HAVE ENACTED A LAW THAT VOIDS OR REPEALS, OR HAS THE  EFFECT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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