Senate Bill S2354

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that no person shall because of their sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights

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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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2017-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §11, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3489
2011-2012: S2920
2013-2014: S707
2015-2016: S1919
2019-2020: S4091

2017-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall because of sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.

2017-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2354
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of  the  constitution,
   in relation to equal protection of laws

   Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
 cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  11.  No  person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
 color, SEX, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his
 or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation,  or
 institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
   §  2.  RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89068-01-7

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