Senate Bill S8061

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers services for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10530
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4287, A1936

2021-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers services for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people.

2021-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8061
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Procurement  and
   Contracts
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to participation in
   state contracts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 139-m to read as follows:
   § 139-M.  PARTICIPATION  IN  CONTRACT  PROHIBITED;  HEALTH  INSURANCE;
 TRANSGENDER  STATUS. 1. A CLAUSE SHALL BE INSERTED IN ALL SPECIFICATIONS
 OR CONTRACTS HEREAFTER MADE OR  AWARDED  BY  THE  STATE  OR  ANY  PUBLIC
 DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR OFFICIAL THEREOF, FOR WORK OR SERVICES PERFORMED
 OR TO BE PERFORMED, FOR GOODS SOLD OR TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO  WHICH  ANY
 CONTRACTOR,  TO  WHOM  ANY  CONTRACT  SHALL  BE LET, GRANTED OR AWARDED,
 AGREES, AS A MATERIAL CONDITION  OF  THE  CONTRACT,  THAT  NEITHER  SUCH
 CONTRACTOR NOR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY OWNED OR AFFILIATED PERSON, FIRM, PART-
 NERSHIP  OR  CORPORATION  HAS  PARTICIPATED OR IS PARTICIPATING OR SHALL
 PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH PLAN OFFERED WHICH DOES NOT COVER  SERVICES  FOR
 TRANSGENDER,  NON-BINARY, AND GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY,  GENDER-AFFIRMING  SURGERY,  AND
 TREATMENT TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ONE PARTICULAR GENDER.
   2.  ANY  SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE RENDERED FORFEIT AND VOID BY THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER, IF, SUBSEQUENT TO EXECUTION, SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP
 OR CORPORATION HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN SUCH HEALTH PLAN WHICH FAILS TO
 PROVIDE SERVICES  FOR  TRANSGENDER,  NON-BINARY,  AND  GENDER  EXPANSIVE
 PEOPLE.
   3.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL OPERATE TO IMPAIR ANY
 EXISTING CONTRACT, EXCEPT THAT ANY RENEWAL, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF
 SUCH CONTRACT OCCURRING ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE  COMPTROLLER  OF THE STATE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ISSUE RULES
 AND REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all contracts entered into, renewed
 or modified on and after the effective date of this act.

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