Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 30, 2023 |
signed chap.682 |
Nov 29, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 08, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.670 substituted for a372a |
Jun 08, 2023 |
substituted by s1783a rules report cal.670 reported reported referred to rules |
May 23, 2023 |
reported referred to codes |
May 19, 2023 |
print number 372a |
May 19, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to aging |
Jan 06, 2023 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A372A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRONSON
Current Bill Status Via S1783 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Deborah Glick
Tony Simone
2023-A372 - Details
2023-A372 - Summary
Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents' bill of rights; prohibits a long-term care facility or facility staff from discriminating against any resident on the basis of such resident's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status.
2023-A372 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 372 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility resi- dents' bill of rights 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 article 46-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 46-C LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS SECTION 4670. DEFINITIONS. 4671. UNLAWFUL ACTIONS. 4672. RECORDKEEPING. 4673. PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 4674. RESIDENT PRIVACY. 4675. TRAINING. 4676. APPLICATION. 4677. VIOLATIONS. § 4670. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1."GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" SHALL MEAN A PERSON'S ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, EXPRESSION, OR OTHER GENDER-RELATED CHARACTERISTIC REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING TRANSGENDER. 2. "GENDER-NONCONFORMING" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHOSE GENDER EXPRESSION DOES NOT CONFORM TO STEREOTYPICAL EXPECTATIONS OF HOW A MAN OR WOMAN SHOULD APPEAR OR ACT. 3. "LGBT" SHALL MEAN LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01718-01-3 A. 372 2
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Deborah Glick
Tony Simone
2023-A372A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A372A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents' bill of rights; prohibits a long-term care facility or facility staff from discriminating against any resident on the basis of such resident's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status.
2023-A372A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 372--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, GLICK, SIMONE, SEPTIMO, KIM, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents' bill of rights 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 2803-c-2 to read as follows: § 2803-C-2. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. DEFI- NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. (B) "LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES" OR "FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWEN- TY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, ADULT CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, AND ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY FACILITIES WHICH HOLD THEMSELVES OUT OR ADVERTISE THEM- SELVES AS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED OR CERTIFIED UNDER THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR THIS CHAPTER. (C) "LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY STAFF" OR "FACILITY STAFF" SHALL MEAN ALL INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY OR CONTRACTED DIRECTLY WITH THE FACILITY. (D) "RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OR PATIENT OF A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. 2. (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY OR FACILITY STAFF TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY RESIDENT ON THE BASIS OF SUCH RESIDENT'S ACTUAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01718-08-3
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