NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4957

Senate Bill S4957

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Suspends all unnecessary travel to Arkansas by government agencies, departments, boards, authorities, and commissions as long as HB 1570 is in effect

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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Delivered to Governor
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Feb 17, 2023	referred to investigations and government operations

2023-S4957 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Executive
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6088

2023-S4957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends all unnecessary travel to Arkansas by government agencies, departments, boards, authorities, and commissions as long as HB 1570 is in effect.

2023-S4957 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4957

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to the state of
Arkansas so long as HB 1570, as enacted into law on April 6, 2021 in the
state of Arkansas is in effect; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

This bill prohibits New York from spending public funds on unnecessary
or non-essential travel to Arkansas so long as Arkansas's law prohibit-
ing gender-affirming health care for transgender youth remains in
effect.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 prohibits New York from spending public funds on unnecessary
or non-essential travel to Arkansas so long as the Arkansas Save Adoles-
cents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, HB 1570, as enacted into law on

April 6, 2021, in the state of Arkansas, remains in effect.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Equality under the law. These are the words enshrined on the U.S.
Supreme Court building to remind us that everyone is entitled to be
treated equally in the eyes of the law. When we see human rights and
constitutional rights being stripped away, we must stand up and fight
back against such injustice.

New York will not stand idly by when States infringe upon people's
rights. Arkansas's Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act strips away
the health care and human rights of transgender youth by denying them of
their ability to receive gender-affirming health care. The Arkansas law
prohibits doctors from providing gender-confirming hormone treatment or
surgery to minors. Everyone has the right to seek and acquire the health
care that best suits their needs. Gender-affirming health care for
transgender youth is no exception. If Arkansas will deny transgender
youth their ability to receive the health care that is best for them,
then New York will prohibit any public funds from being spent on unnec-
essary and non-essential travel to and from Arkansas. New York is proud
to stand with the transgender community and this legislation reaffirms
that unwavering commitment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S.6088 - Referred to Investigations and Government
Operations/A.7451 - Referred to Governmental Operations

 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed upon the repeal of HB 1570, which was enacted into law on April
6, 2021 in the state of Arkansas; provided, however, that the secretary
of state shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
occurrence of the enactment into law by the state of Arkansas repealing
HB 1570 of 2021 in order that the commission may maintain an accurate
and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the
state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of
section of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers
law.

2023-S4957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4957
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to the state  of
   Arkansas  so  long as HB 1570, as enacted into law on April 6, 2021 in
   the state of Arkansas is in effect; and providing for  the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 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-spon-
 sored  travel  to  the  state  of Arkansas so long as the "Arkansas Save
 Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act", HB 1570, as  enacted  into
 law on April 6, 2021 in the state of Arkansas, is in effect.
   2.  Any  such  publicly  funded  or  publicly sponsored travel to such
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed  upon the repeal of HB 1570, which was enacted into law
 on April 6, 2021 in the state of Arkansas; provided, however,  that  the
 secretary  of   state   shall   notify  the  legislative  bill  drafting
 commission upon the occurrence of the enactment into law by the state of
 Arkansas repealing HB 1570 of 2021 in  order  that  the  commission  may
 maintain  an  accurate and timely  effective data  base  of the official
 text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating
 the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b  of
 the public officers law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07405-01-3

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