NY-A747-2019

New York · A 747 · 2019

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes.

Bill key

NY-A747-2019

State

New York

Session

2019

Introduced

January 10, 2019

Last recorded status

passed

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

Assemb. 747, 2019–2020 Leg., Reg. Sess. (N.Y. 2019), https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A747.

Short citation

N.Y. Assemb. 747.

Topics

• Nondiscrimination protections
• Schools & curriculum
• Hate crimes

Tags

• Employment Nondiscrimination
• Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination
• Housing Nondiscrimination
• Education Nondiscrimination
• Credit Nondiscrimination
• Hate Crime Classification

Summary

Gender identity added to anti-discrimination protections and hate crime provisions

Sponsors

20 primary sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Richard Gottfried	Democratic	Representative	HD-075	Primary sponsor
Jeffrion Aubry	Democratic	Representative	HD-035	Primary sponsor
Michael Benedetto	Democratic	Representative	HD-082	Primary sponsor
Edward Braunstein	Democratic	Representative	HD-026	Primary sponsor
David Buchwald	Democratic	Representative	HD-093	Primary sponsor
Michael DenDekker	Democratic	Representative	HD-034	Primary sponsor
Sandra Galef	Democratic	Representative	HD-095	Primary sponsor
Aileen Gunther	Democratic	Representative	HD-100	Primary sponsor
Barbara Lifton	Democratic	Representative	HD-125	Primary sponsor
Donna Lupardo	Democratic	Representative	HD-123	Primary sponsor
William Magnarelli	Democratic	Representative	HD-129	Primary sponsor
Michael Miller	Democratic	Representative	HD-038	Primary sponsor
Catherine Nolan	Democratic	Representative	HD-037	Primary sponsor
Crystal Peoples-Stokes	Democratic	Representative	HD-141	Primary sponsor
Nick Perry	Democratic	Representative	HD-058	Primary sponsor
Gary Pretlow	Democratic	Representative	HD-089	Primary sponsor
Dan Quart	Democratic	Representative	HD-073	Primary sponsor
Philip Ramos	Democratic	Representative	HD-006	Primary sponsor
Jose Rivera	Democratic	Representative	HD-078	Primary sponsor
Aravella Simotas	Democratic	Representative	HD-036	Primary sponsor

55 co-sponsors

Co-sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Deborah Glick	Democratic	Representative	HD-066	Co-sponsor
Daniel O'Donnell	Democratic	Representative	HD-069	Co-sponsor
Harry Bronson	Democratic	Representative	HD-138	Co-sponsor
Linda Rosenthal	Democratic	Representative	HD-067	Co-sponsor
Carl Heastie	Democratic	Representative	HD-083	Co-sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz	Democratic	Representative	HD-081	Co-sponsor
Vivian Cook	Democratic	Representative	HD-032	Co-sponsor
Andrew Hevesi	Democratic	Representative	HD-028	Co-sponsor
Kevin Cahill	Democratic	Representative	HD-103	Co-sponsor
Steven Englebright	Democratic	Representative	HD-004	Co-sponsor
Amy Paulin	Democratic	Representative	HD-088	Co-sponsor
Sean Ryan	Democratic	Representative	SD-061	Co-sponsor
Thomas Abinanti	Democratic	Representative	HD-092	Co-sponsor
Walter Mosley	Democratic	Representative	HD-057	Co-sponsor
Carmen Arroyo	Democratic	Representative	HD-084	Co-sponsor
Victor Pichardo	Democratic	Representative	HD-086	Co-sponsor
Felix Ortiz	Democratic	Representative	HD-051	Co-sponsor
Nily Rozic	Democratic	Representative	HD-025	Co-sponsor
David Weprin	Democratic	Representative	HD-024	Co-sponsor
Michael Blake	Democratic	Representative	HD-079	Co-sponsor
Phillip Steck	Democratic	Representative	HD-110	Co-sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn	Democratic	Representative	HD-042	Co-sponsor
Pamela Hunter	Democratic	Representative	HD-128	Co-sponsor
Robert Carroll	Democratic	Representative	HD-044	Co-sponsor
Anthony D'Urso	Democratic	Representative	HD-016	Co-sponsor
Kimberly Jean-Pierre	Democratic	Representative	HD-011	Co-sponsor
Carmen De La Rosa	Democratic	Representative	HD-072	Co-sponsor
Latrice Walker	Democratic	Representative	HD-055	Co-sponsor
Inez Dickens	Democratic	Representative	HD-070	Co-sponsor
Ellen Jaffee	Democratic	Representative	HD-097	Co-sponsor
Jo Simon	Democratic	Representative	HD-052	Co-sponsor
Patrick Burke	Democratic	Representative	HD-142	Co-sponsor
Catalina Cruz	Democratic	Representative	HD-039	Co-sponsor
Jonathan Jacobson	Democratic	Representative	HD-104	Co-sponsor
Karines Reyes	Democratic	Representative	HD-087	Co-sponsor
Charles Fall	Democratic	Representative	HD-061	Co-sponsor
Jamie Romeo	Democratic	Representative	HD-136	Co-sponsor
Yuh-line Niou	Democratic	Representative	HD-065	Co-sponsor
Alicia Hyndman	Democratic	Representative	HD-029	Co-sponsor
Harvey Epstein	Democratic	Representative	HD-074	Co-sponsor
Fred Thiele	Democratic	Representative	HD-001	Co-sponsor
Steven Otis	Democratic	Representative	HD-091	Co-sponsor
Mathylde Frontus	Democratic	Representative	HD-046	Co-sponsor
Judy Griffin	Democratic	Representative	HD-021	Co-sponsor
Charles Lavine	Democratic	Representative	HD-013	Co-sponsor
Karen McMahon	Democratic	Representative	HD-146	Co-sponsor
Alfred Taylor	Democratic	Representative	HD-071	Co-sponsor
Kenneth Zebrowski	Democratic	Representative	HD-096	Co-sponsor
Rebecca Seawright	Democratic	Representative	HD-076	Co-sponsor
Albert Stirpe	Democratic	Representative	HD-127	Co-sponsor
Michaelle Solages	Democratic	Representative	HD-022	Co-sponsor
Didi Barrett	Democratic	Representative	HD-106	Co-sponsor
Patricia Fahy	Democratic	Representative	SD-046	Co-sponsor
Nathalia Fernandez	Democratic	Representative	SD-034	Co-sponsor
Ron Kim	Democratic	Representative	HD-040	Co-sponsor

Status changes

• October 13, 2026: passed → passed

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