Senate Bill S7185

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence to conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community

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  • 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-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10397
Law Section:
Domestic Relations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9099
2021-2022: S5940

2023-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence to conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community with a focus on Black transgender women.

2023-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7185
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  MYRIE  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Social Services
 
 AN  ACT to require the office for the prevention of domestic violence to
   conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  office for the prevention of domestic violence shall
 conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community with a
 focus on domestic violence against Black transgender women. The study on
 domestic violence in the transgender community shall:
   (a) examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning  the  preva-
 lence, causes, effects, risks and costs of such domestic violence on the
 transgender community;
   (b)  find  ways  to  reduce  such  domestic  violence and increase the
 reporting of domestic violence; and
   (c) examine reasons  why  such  domestic  violence  disproportionately
 affects Black transgender women.
   §  2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office
 for the prevention of domestic violence shall prepare and submit to  the
 governor,  the  temporary  president  of  the senate, the speaker of the
 assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority  leader  of
 the assembly a report containing the study's findings. Such report shall
 also  include  any recommendations for legislative or other actions that
 can be undertaken to address domestic violence in the transgender commu-
 nity.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08036-01-3

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