Assembly Bill A9605

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy

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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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2021-A9605 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §20, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7925

2021-A9605 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one's own life course and shall not be denied or infringed.

2021-A9605 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9605
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an amendment to the constitution, in relation to the right to
   personal reproductive liberty
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  I  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
   § 20. PERSONAL REPRODUCTIVE LIBERTY. AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PERSONAL
 REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY IS CENTRAL TO THE LIBERTY AND DIGNITY TO DETERMINE
 ONE'S OWN LIFE COURSE AND SHALL NOT BE DENIED OR INFRINGED.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate 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.
                                                            LBD89184-01-2

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