Senate Bill S3225

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions

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Current Bill Status Via A358 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A358
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-g, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7319, A7669
2015-2016: S54, A2403
2017-2018: S41, A8344
2019-2020: S47, S6321, A7929
2021-2022: S774, A2632

2023-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the collection of certain demographic information about the sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of residents by certain state agencies, boards and commissions.

2023-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3225
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  HINCHEY, THOMAS -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to requiring the
   collection of certain demographic information by certain  state  agen-
   cies, boards and commissions

   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-g
 to read as follows:
   § 170-G. COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND
 GENDER EXPRESSION.  1. EVERY STATE AGENCY,  BOARD,  OR  COMMISSION  THAT
 DIRECTLY  OR BY CONTRACT COLLECTS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR
 ETHNIC ORIGIN OF RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL  USE  SEPARATE
 COLLECTION  CATEGORIES AND TABULATIONS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
   2. THE TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR  EXPRESSION"  MEANS  HAVING  OR  BEING
 PERCEIVED  AS HAVING A GENDER IDENTITY, SELF-IMAGE, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR
 OR EXPRESSION WHETHER OR NOT THAT GENDER IDENTITY,  SELF-IMAGE,  APPEAR-
 ANCE,  BEHAVIOR OR EXPRESSION IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT TRADITIONALLY ASSO-
 CIATED WITH THE SEX ASSIGNED TO THAT PERSON AT BIRTH.
   3. THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE DIFFERENT COLLECTION  CATEGORIES
 AND  TABULATIONS  DESCRIBED  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 INCLUDED IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT ON ANCESTRY OR  ETHNIC  ORIGINS  OF
 RESIDENTS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  BY THE STATE AGENCY, BOARD, OR
 COMMISSION PUBLISHED OR RELEASED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, IN THE CALENDAR
 YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.  THE  DATA  SHALL  BE
 MADE  AVAILABLE  TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW,
 EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION,  WHICH  SHALL  BE  DEEMED
 CONFIDENTIAL, BY POSTING THE DATA ON THE INTERNET WEB SITE OF THE AGENCY
 ON  OR  BEFORE  JULY FIRST, IN THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01613-01-3

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