S 1049 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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 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.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S1049 → S1049A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add new sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect that the committee has discharged the bill and it has been amended. The substantive policy language regarding transgender rights in correctional facilities remains largely the same, though specific references to reporting requirements were updated to match the amended text.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability to incarcerated individuals remains unchanged; the amendments are primarily procedural and technical.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors (Sens. COMRIE, FAHY) to the list of bill authors.

Updated the legislative history to indicate the bill was amended, committee discharged, and recommitted.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the reporting requirements in Section 2(vi) from 'subdivision seven' to 'subdivision twelve' of section 72-d and updated the data reporting reference from paragraph (g) to paragraph (l) of section 500-b.

Revised Section 72-d to remove the phrase 'presumptively placed' and 'unless the person opts out,' mandating placement based on gender identity without an opt-out option.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

Dec 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1049A

upper

Dec 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors