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Legislation
New York A.B. 6584/S.B. 3753
Would expand antidiscrimination and hate crimes law to cover gender identity.
New York AB 3251
Would require insurers providing family health insurance policies to provide coverage for the insured’s domestic partner.
New York A.B. 3496
This bill would authorize the commissioner of education to establish policies and procedures prohibiting harassment of and discrimination against students in public schools based on, among other things, actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender.
New York S.B. 1571
These bills, called the "Dignity for all Students Act" would prohibit harassment and discrimination of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, among other grounds.
New York A.B. 1613
This bill, the "SAFETY" Act, authorizes the Office of Children and Family Services to establish policies and procedures affording all children in OCFS facilities an environment free of harassment and discrimination based on, among other things, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, or sex.
New York A.B. 8710
This bill would forbid a judge from taking into consideration a parent’s decision to undergo gender reassignment in the context of a case involving child custody, or from prohibiting a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition of receiving custody.
New York A.B. 4526/S.B. 2416
These bills would expand eligibility for those who receive crime victims’ compensation to include domestic partners (as defined by the bill).
New York Program Bill 36
This bill would create a state "religious freedom restoration act", providing that someone whose free exercise of religion is "substantially burdened" by a rule of general applicability may assert a defense against the rule in a judicial proceeding and the government would have to show that the rule furthers a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
New York A.B. 866
This bill would provide civil remedies for victims of bias-motivated violence. Covered categories include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
New York A.B. 6807
This bill would allow credit unions to offer memberships to domestic partners of people eligible for membership in credit unions.
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