Prevents a judge from prohibiting a parent from undergoing a gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case
Summary
Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Feb 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021
How they voted
57–5
Passed
Total votes 62
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
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