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A01283 Summary:

A01283 Actions:

A01283 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:01/18/2023AYE/NAY:15/6  Action: Favorable         
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Steck
Aye
Brown
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Flood
Nay
Joyner
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Walker
Aye
Cruz
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Simon
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

A01283 Floor Votes:

A01283 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1283
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred 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
 
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 11 of article
     2  1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 11. a. 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,  ethnicity,  national  origin, age, disability, creed [or], reli-
     6  gion, or sex, including  sexual  orientation,  gender  identity,  gender
     7  expression,  pregnancy,  pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare
     8  and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in [his or  her]  their
     9  civil  rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or insti-
    10  tution, or by the state or any  agency  or  subdivision  of  the  state,
    11  pursuant to law.
    12    b. Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption of
    13  any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent or
    14  dismantle discrimination on the basis of a characteristic listed in this
    15  section,  nor  shall any characteristic listed in this section be inter-
    16  preted to interfere with, limit, or deny the civil rights of any  person
    17  based upon any other characteristic identified in this section.
    18    §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
    19  submitted to the people for approval at the general election to be  held
    20  in the year 2024 in accordance with the provisions of the election law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89019-03-3