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NY A00709
NY A00709Enacts 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
01/11/2023
01/11/2023
In Committee
01/03/2024
01/03/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "Gender Identity Respect, Dignity and Safety Act," which 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 items consistent with their gender identity. The bill establishes that these individuals shall be presumptively placed in facilities housing persons of the gender that most closely aligns with their self-attested gender identity, unless they opt out. It also prohibits the denial of such placement based on discriminatory reasons and requires annual training for correctional personnel. The bill aims to ensure the fair and respectful treatment of transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and intersex incarcerated individuals.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (35)
Nily Rozic (D)*,
Juan Ardila (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Alex Bores (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Maritza Davila (D),
Manny De Los Santos (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Eddie Gibbs (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
Charles Lavine (D),
Grace Lee (D),
Dana Levenberg (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Steven Raga (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Maryjane Shimsky (D),
Sarahana Shrestha (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Tony Simone (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Yudelka Tapia (D),
Al Taylor (D),
David Weprin (D),
Last Action
enacting clause stricken (on 12/16/2024)
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