Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"
Summary
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 11, 2021
Last action Apr 26, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6677A
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
May 11, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Anna M. Kaplan
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
BA
Brian A. Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
JG
James Gaughran
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
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