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NY A10496
Bill
Status
5/30/2022
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Seawright
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AI Summary
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Proposes amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the New York State Constitution to expand equal protection guarantees and prohibit discrimination based on specified characteristics.
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Adds ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and age to existing protected classes of race, color, creed, and religion.
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Expands civil rights protections to explicitly include housing, employment, and public accommodations.
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Changes constitutional language from "his or her" to "their" for gender-neutral terminology.
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Requires amendment to be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election and published for 3 months before such election, per article 19 of the New York Constitution.
Legislative Description
Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, including pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights, including in the provision of public or private housing, public accommodations and entertainment, and public or private employment, by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary
6/17/2022