Bill Text: NY A00861 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 861 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-19 - amend and recommit to rules 861a [A00861 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           861
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 11, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Judiciary
        AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  the  custody
          of children
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 240 of the domestic relations  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6.  In  any  case  involving  the  custody of the child, when making a
     4  determination as to the best interests of the child, the judge shall not
     5  prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition  of
     6  receiving custody.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01536-01-9