Bill Text: NY S02354 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2354 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that no person shall because of sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02354 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02354-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2354
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 13, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
        proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of  the  constitution,
          in relation to equal protection of laws
     1    Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
     2  cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    §  11.  No  person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
     4  this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
     5  color, sex, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his
     6  or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation,  or
     7  institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
     8    §  2.  RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
     9  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    10  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    11  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    12  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89068-01-7