Assembly Bill A5465D

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "Gender Recognition Act"; and repealing subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law relating to driver's licenses; repealer

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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-A5465 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4402
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§62, 63, 64 & 64-a, add Art 6-A §§67 - 67-b, Civ Rts L; amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§4132 & 4138, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10260
2019-2020: A3457, S56

2021-A5465 - Summary

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

2021-A5465 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5465
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  BRONSON,  GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   TAYLOR, SIMON, QUART, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LAVINE, GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO,
   FERNANDEZ, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, the vehicle and traffic law and
   the public health law, in relation to enacting the "Gender Recognition
   Act"; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and
   traffic law relating to driver's licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gender Recognition Act".
   § 2.  Section 63 of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 253 of
 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   § 63. Order. If the court to which the petition is presented is satis-
 fied  thereby,  or by the affidavit and certificate presented therewith,
 that the petition is true, and that there is no reasonable objection  to
 the  change  of name proposed, and if the petition be to change the name
 of an infant, that the interests of the  infant  will  be  substantially
 promoted  by  the  change, the court shall make an order authorizing the
 petitioner to assume the name proposed. The order shall  further  recite
 the  date  and place of birth of the applicant and, if the applicant was
 born in the state of New York, such order shall set forth the number  of
 [his]  THE APPLICANT'S birth certificate or that no birth certificate is
 available. The order shall be directed to be entered and the  papers  on
 which  it  was granted to be filed [prior to the publication hereinafter
 directed] in the clerk's office of the county in  which  the  petitioner
 resides  if  he  be  an individual, or in the office of the clerk of the
 civil court of the city of New York if the order be made by that  court.
 [Such  order  shall  also  direct the publication, at least once, within
 sixty days after the making of the order, in a designated  newspaper  in

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

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multi-Sponsors

2021-A5465A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4402
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§62, 63, 64 & 64-a, add Art 6-A §§67 - 67-b, Civ Rts L; amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§4132 & 4138, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10260
2019-2020: A3457, S56

2021-A5465A - Summary

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

2021-A5465A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5465--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  BRONSON,  GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   TAYLOR, SIMON, QUART, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LAVINE, GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO,
   FERNANDEZ, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK --
   read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, the vehicle and traffic law and
   the public health law, in relation to enacting the "Gender Recognition
   Act"; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and
   traffic law relating to driver's licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gender Recognition Act".
   § 2.  Section 63 of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 253 of
 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   § 63. Order. If the court to which the petition is presented is satis-
 fied  thereby,  or by the affidavit and certificate presented therewith,
 that the petition is true, and that there is no reasonable objection  to
 the  change  of name proposed, and if the petition be to change the name
 of an infant, that the interests of the  infant  will  be  substantially
 promoted  by  the  change, the court shall make an order authorizing the
 petitioner to assume the name proposed. The order shall  further  recite
 the  date  and place of birth of the applicant and, if the applicant was
 born in the state of New York, such order shall set forth the number  of
 [his]  THE APPLICANT'S birth certificate or that no birth certificate is
 available. The order shall be directed to be entered and the  papers  on
 which  it  was granted to be filed [prior to the publication hereinafter
 directed] in the clerk's office of the county in  which  the  petitioner
 resides if [he be] THEY ARE an individual, or in the office of the clerk
 of  the civil court of the city of New York if the order be made by that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A5465B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4402
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§62, 63, 64 & 64-a, add Art 6-A §§67 - 67-b, Civ Rts L; amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§4132 & 4138, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10260
2019-2020: A3457, S56

2021-A5465B - Summary

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

2021-A5465B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5465--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  BRONSON,  GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   TAYLOR, SIMON, QUART, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LAVINE, GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO,
   FERNANDEZ, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK --
   read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said  committee -- again reported from said committee
   with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, the vehicle and traffic law and
   the public health law, in relation to enacting the "Gender Recognition
   Act"; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and
   traffic law relating to driver's licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gender Recognition Act".
   §  2.  Section 62 of the civil rights law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COURT SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER PRE-HEARING NOTICE.   THE COURT  SHALL
 NOT  CONDITION  THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER ON NOTICE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR TO
 ANY CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY EXCEPT BY WRITTEN ORDER DETAILING  THE
 COURT'S  REASONING  FOR REQUIRING SUCH NOTICE AND SHOWING CAUSE WHY SUCH
 NOTICE SHOULD BE SERVED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COURT  REQUIRE
 NOTICE  TO  UNITED  STATES  IMMIGRATION  AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, UNITED
 STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER  PROTECTION,  UNITED  STATES  CITIZENSHIP  AND
 IMMIGRATION  SERVICES, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCIES, OR ANY AGENCIES HAVING
 SIMILAR DUTIES.
   4. THE COURT SHALL NOT REQUEST OR REQUIRE CONSENT FROM ANY PARTY OTHER
 THAN THE PETITIONER, OR IN THE CASE OF A PETITIONER WHO  DOES  NOT  HAVE
 CAPACITY  TO  CONSENT,  THEIR  LEGAL  REPRESENTATIVE,  AS A CONDITION OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A5465C - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4402
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§62, 63, 64 & 64-a, add Art 6-A §§67 - 67-b, Civ Rts L; amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§4132 & 4138, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10260
2019-2020: A3457, S56

2021-A5465C - Summary

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

2021-A5465C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5465--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  BRONSON,  GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   TAYLOR, SIMON, QUART, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LAVINE, GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO,
   FERNANDEZ, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN, BURDICK, GALLAGHER, OTIS, HEVESI, REYES,
   JACKSON,  DAVILA, LUNSFORD, FORREST, CRUZ, DE LA ROSA, PERRY -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred
   to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, the vehicle and traffic law and
   the public health law, in relation to enacting the "Gender Recognition
   Act"; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and
   traffic law relating to driver's licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gender Recognition Act".
   §  2.  Section 62 of the civil rights law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COURT SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER PRE-HEARING NOTICE.   THE COURT  SHALL
 NOT  CONDITION  THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER ON NOTICE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR TO
 ANY CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY EXCEPT BY WRITTEN ORDER DETAILING  THE
 COURT'S  REASONING  FOR REQUIRING SUCH NOTICE AND SHOWING CAUSE WHY SUCH
 NOTICE SHOULD BE SERVED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COURT  REQUIRE
 NOTICE  TO  UNITED  STATES  IMMIGRATION  AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, UNITED
 STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER  PROTECTION,  UNITED  STATES  CITIZENSHIP  AND
 IMMIGRATION  SERVICES, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCIES, OR ANY AGENCIES HAVING
 SIMILAR DUTIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A5465D (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4402
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§62, 63, 64 & 64-a, add Art 6-A §§67 - 67-b, Civ Rts L; amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§4132 & 4138, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10260
2019-2020: A3457, S56

2021-A5465D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

2021-A5465D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5465--D
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  BRONSON,  GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   TAYLOR, SIMON, QUART, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LAVINE, GOTTFRIED,  LUPARDO,
   FERNANDEZ, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN, BURDICK, GALLAGHER, OTIS, HEVESI, REYES,
   JACKSON,  DAVILA,  LUNSFORD, FORREST, CRUZ, DE LA ROSA, PERRY, THIELE,
   SILLITTI, DICKENS, ZINERMAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, STECK, MAMDANI, FAHY, KELLES
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  reported  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, the vehicle and traffic law and
   the public health law, in relation to enacting the "Gender Recognition
   Act"; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and
   traffic law relating to driver's licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gender Recognition Act".
   §  2.  Section 62 of the civil rights law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COURT SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER PRE-HEARING NOTICE.   THE COURT  SHALL
 NOT  CONDITION  THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER ON NOTICE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR TO
 ANY CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY EXCEPT BY WRITTEN ORDER DETAILING  THE
 COURT'S  REASONING  FOR REQUIRING SUCH NOTICE AND SHOWING CAUSE WHY SUCH
 NOTICE SHOULD BE SERVED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COURT  REQUIRE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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