A08634 Summary:
BILL NO | A08634 |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Rosenthal |
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COSPNSR | Seawright, Arroyo, Simon |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add 144, Pub Bldg L | |
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Relates to requiring that all single use bathroom stalls in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral. |
A08634 Actions:
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12/23/2015 | referred to governmental operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | referred to governmental operations |
A08634 Committee Votes:
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A08634 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A8634 SPONSOR: Rosenthal
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that all single use bathroom stalls in state owned or oper- ated buildings be designated as gender neutral   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to require single use bathroom stalls in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the public building law by adding a new section. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Gender identity is personal to an individual and not based on how the public views the individual's appearance. Many individuals are subjected to institutional hostility and made to feel uncomfortable when required to access facilities that match an outward appearance. Providing a gender neutral single use bathroom is a step toward acceptance of differences and avoiding segregated groupings. A gender neutral single use bathroom would eliminate the stigma an individual experiences by imposing the need to choose a facility based on an outward appearance when that appearance does not match how the individual feels inside.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it becomes law.
A08634 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8634 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that all single use bathroom stalls in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section 2 144 to read as follows: 3 § 144. Gender neutral bathroom stalls. The commissioner of general 4 services shall mandate that all single use bathroom stalls in state 5 owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral. For 6 purposes of this section, "state owned or operated buildings" shall mean 7 any state owned property used for official office building space, and 8 shall include any office space, not owned by the state, but whose prima- 9 ry use is for state official business. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law; provided, however, that the addition, amendment 12 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 13 of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed 14 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13368-01-5