Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, including pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights, including in the provision of public or private housing, public accommodations and entertainment, and public or private employment, by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10496
IN ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2022
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of 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. 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, sex, including pregnancy and pregnan-
6 cy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
7 age, disability, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination
8 in [his or her] their civil rights, including but not limited to hous-
9 ing, employment, and public accommodations, by any other person or by
10 any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or
11 subdivision of the state.
12 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
13 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
14 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
15 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
16 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.
LBD89193-01-2
