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NY A05465
NY A05465Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.
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Introduced
02/17/2021
02/17/2021
In Committee
06/08/2021
06/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
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
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "Gender Recognition Act," which amends various laws to (1) allow individuals to change their name or sex designation on official documents without restrictive requirements, (2) prohibit courts from requiring certain types of notice or consent for name changes, and (3) allow parents to choose their child's gender designation on birth certificates. The bill also repeals a provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law relating to driver's licenses.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (40)
Vivian Cook (D)*,
Danny O'Donnell (D)*,
Harry Bronson (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Maritza Davila (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Steven Englebright (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Alicia Hyndman (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
Charles Lavine (D),
Jen Lunsford (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Zohran Mamdani (D),
John McDonald (D),
Steve Otis (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Dan Quart (D),
Jenifer Rajkumar (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Gina Sillitti (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Carrie Woerner (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
substituted by s4402b (on 06/08/2021)
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