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NY S06677
NY S06677Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presum
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Introduced
05/11/2021
05/11/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated people in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from the person's assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated people shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement, such person is free to change their mind and switch at any time.
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act" which relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based on their gender identity. The bill requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing, and other materials that are consistent with their gender identity. The bill also establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with their self-attested gender identity, unless the person opts out of such placement. The individual is free to change their mind and switch placement at any time.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (13)
Julia Salazar (D)*,
Brian Benjamin (D),
Alessandra Biaggi (D),
Jabari Brisport (D),
Samra Brouk (D),
James Gaughran (D),
Brad Hoylman (D),
Robert Jackson (D),
Anna Kaplan (D),
Zellnor Myrie (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
Luis Sepúlveda (D),
James Skoufis (D),
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 6677A (on 04/26/2022)
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