STATE OF NEW YORK
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8797--B
IN SENATE
April 18, 2022
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Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK,
CLEARE, COONEY, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY,
HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAMINSKY, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, LIU, MANNION, MAY, MAYER,
MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, REICHLIN-MELNICK, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SAVINO,
SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
equality of rights and protection against discrimination
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 1 of the
2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
3 § 20. (a) No person shall be denied equal rights under the laws of
4 this state or any subdivision thereof based on that person's race,
5 color, ethnicity, national origin, disability, or sex including pregnan-
6 cy and pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and
7 gender expression.
8 (b) No government entity, nor any entity acting in concert with or on
9 behalf of the government, shall discriminate against any person in
10 either intent or effect based on the characteristics listed in subdivi-
11 sion (a) of this section.
12 (c) Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption
13 of any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent
14 or dismantle discrimination on the basis of a characteristic listed in
15 this section.
16 (d) Nothing in this section is intended to alter or diminish the
17 existing protections for religion set forth in articles three and eleven
18 of this constitution.
19 (e) This section shall be self-executing.
20 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
21 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
22 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
23 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
24 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89183-04-2
