New York

New York: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

454 bills: 21 Anti-LGBTQ+, 433 Pro-LGBTQ+. 40 are enacted (1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 39 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed39720377
Enacted40139
Pending11011
Vetoed606

Most recent bills

All 454 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of New York: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in New York, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0501001502004: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 30 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 68 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 13 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 20 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 26 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 11 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 112 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 17 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+, 91 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in New York, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.050100150200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in New York by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.024682006: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in New York by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02468200620102014201820222026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
202698791404
202518117505
20241175112707
202311011808
202226026101
2021404202
202020020000
201914014404
201814113000
2017101000
2016716000
2014505000
2013101000
2012615000
2011422211
201068068404
2009716202
2006101101
200432230000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents13013
Bathrooms & facilities1147
Sports participation972
Youth gender-affirming care23023
Adult gender-affirming care27027
Insurance coverage18018
Prisons, jails & detention22121
Schools & curriculum66066
DEI & bias training19019
Book bans & censorship202
Pronouns, names & outing505
Marriage, family & custody68662
Nondiscrimination protections2065201
Hate crimes60060
Religious exemptions220
Military service404
Conversion therapy202
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law110
Symbolic resolutions & recognition22022
Government process, funding & data48048

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Broad Nondiscrimination48048
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination45045
Hate Crime Classification42042
Employment Nondiscrimination36036
Healthcare Nondiscrimination36036
Education Nondiscrimination35035
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies33033
Holiday/Recognition21021
Housing Nondiscrimination21021
Prisoner Nondiscrimination21021
Implicit Bias Training19019
Insurance Nondiscrimination18018
Show the other 62 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
End Trans Panic Defense16016
LGBTQ+ Education16016
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination16016
Anti-Bullying15015
Safe State Bill13013
Suicide Prevention13013
LGBTQ+ Health Care12012
Credit Nondiscrimination11011
Gender Affirming Care11011
Birth Certificate Or Identification10010
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights10010
Marriage Equality808
Inclusive Bathrooms707
Privacy: Data Protection707
Supporting LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses707
Employment nondiscrimination606
Anti-Harassment505
Child Custody Protections505
Easy Name And Gender Changes505
HIV and STI Care505
Inclusive Language505
Sports Ban: Secondary550
Algorithmic Nondiscrimination404
Privacy: Medical404
Same-Sex Marriage Ban440
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12440
Discrimination in Healthcare330
Military Nondiscrimination303
Provider Protections303
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Foreign Marriages330
Adoption Nondiscrimination202
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection202
Appropriations202
Athletics Nondiscrimination202
Civil Unions202
Conversion Therapy Ban202
Data Privacy202
Financial Assistance To Refugees202
Foster Children Protections202
Jury Nondiscrimination202
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights202
Public Facilities Nondiscrimination202
Religious Exemptions: Marriage220
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization220
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination220
Sports Ban: K12220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Diaper Changing Station Bill101
Government Services Nondiscrimination101
Hate Crimes Classification101
Hate Crimes/Aggravating Circumstances101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum101
LGBTQ+ Veterans Support101
Law Enforcement Nondiscrimination101
Nondiscrimination In Long-Term Care101
Patient And Provider Protections101
Prison Placement Ban110
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws110
Supportive Resolution101
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties110
Travel Boycott101
Voter Nondiscrimination101

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Deborah GlickDRepresentativeHD-06681
Rebecca SeawrightDRepresentativeHD-07678
Brad Hoylman-SigalDSenatorSD-04776
Jo SimonDRepresentativeHD-05271
Harry BronsonDRepresentativeHD-13867
Kevin ParkerDSenatorSD-02154
Linda RosenthalDRepresentativeHD-06754
Daniel O'DonnellDRepresentativeHD-06953
Jessica Gonzalez-RojasDRepresentativeHD-03452
Andrew HevesiDRepresentativeHD-02851

All 428 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case c71659617S.D.N.Y.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-01317S.D.N.Y.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-01821S.D.N.Y.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-06617S.D.N.Y.District2026
Case 1:26-mc-00532S.D.N.Y.District2026
Case 2:25-cv-05892E.D.N.Y.District2025
Case 2:25-cv-06937E.D.N.Y.District2025
Case c7502280N.D.N.Y.District2019
Case n6720c390ebSupreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx CountyState2019
Case n01a977f6d5N.D.N.Y.District2018

All 18 court cases

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.