senate Bill S2442

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of sexual orientation as applicable to the human rights law

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • Introduced
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 01, 2023 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.476
substituted for a7367
Mar 27, 2023 referred to governmental operations
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 16, 2023 advanced to third reading
Mar 15, 2023 2nd report cal.
Mar 13, 2023 1st report cal.482
Jan 20, 2023 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Mar 27, 2023 - floor Vote

S2442
63
0
floor
63
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 27, 2023

aye (63)

Mar 13, 2023 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S2442
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Mar 13, 2023

aye (7)

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S2442 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7367
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4609

S2442 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of "sexual orientation" as applicable to the human rights law.

S2442 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2442
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
   "sexual orientation" as applicable to the human rights law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 27 of section 292  of  the  executive  law,  as
 added by chapter 2 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   27.  The term "sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuali-
 ty, bisexuality or asexuality, whether actual  or  perceived.  [However,
 nothing contained herein shall be construed to protect conduct otherwise
 proscribed by law.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02137-01-3

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