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Jan 12, 2022 | referred to economic development |
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8818 I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to including gender equal- ity in the social and economic equity plan of the New York state cannabis control board THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the cannabis law are amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows: (e) distressed farmers, as defined in subdivision five of this section; [and] (f) service-disabled veterans[.]; AND (G) TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON-CONFORMING AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 87 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: (H) "TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON-CONFORMING AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO HAS A GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION DIFFERENT FROM THE SEX ASSIGNED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL AT BIRTH. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. A LBD13585-03-1