Text of NY S 5402 (2024)

Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5402 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the custody of children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 240 of the domestic relations law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows: 3 (k) In determining the best interests of the child, the court shall 4 not: (1) consider the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or 5 gender expression of the parties; or 6 (2) prohibit a party from undergoing gender reassignment. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09872-01-3