Text of NY S 6636 (2026)

STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6636 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to suspending all unnec- essary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i 2 to read as follows: 3 § 170-i. State-funded and state-sponsored travel. 1. Notwithstanding 4 any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, all agencies, departments, 5 boards, divisions, authorities and commissions shall review all requests 6 for state-funded or state-sponsored travel to a state that, after Janu- 7 ary first, two thousand twenty-six, has enacted a law that voids or 8 repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state or 9 local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orien- 10 tation, gender identity, or gender expression or has enacted a law that 11 authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their 12 families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or 13 gender expression, including any law that creates an exemption to anti- 14 discrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex 15 couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender 16 identity, or gender expression. 17 2. Any such publicly funded or publicly sponsored travel to such a 18 location, unless such travel is necessary for the enforcement of New 19 York state law, to meet prior contractual obligations, or for the 20 protection of public health, welfare, and safety, or is otherwise in the 21 interest of the state, is suspended. 22 3. The attorney general shall develop, maintain, and post on their 23 website a current list of states that, after January first, two thousand EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11119-01-5 S. 6636 2 1 twenty-six, have enacted a law that voids or repeals, or has the effect 2 of voiding or repealing, an existing state or local protection against 3 discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or 4 gender expression, or have enacted a law that authorizes or requires 5 discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the 6 basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, 7 including any law that creates an exemption to antidiscrimination laws 8 in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their 9 families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or 10 gender expression. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.