Sex & Law
Dignity for All Students Act
A.3661-C (AM O’Donnell) / S.1987-B (Sen. Duane) – enacts the “Dignity for All Students Act” to prevent harassment and discrimination. (2009/2010 Legislative Sessions)
- Report in support of legislation by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Committee, Council on Children and Sex & Law Committee, Reissued May 2010.
- Letter to Governor Paterson urging him to sign legislation into law, June 29, 2010.
- Signed by Governor, Chp. 482, Approval Memo No. 22 - September 8, 2010
- Legislative Affairs Blog: "Dignity for All Students Act Signed Into Law" - September 8, 2010
Divorce and Maintenance Laws
Report to the Law Revision Commission highlighting crucial issues that should be examined in the Commission's assessment of the maintenance laws of the state and the economic consequence of divorce on the parties, October 2011.
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Press Release: "City Bar Provides Recommendations to Law Revision Commission on Divorce Maintenance Laws" - November 3, 2011
Family Care Leave
Report by the Sex & Law Committee on extending temporary disability insurance benefits to cover family care leave from the workplace, October 2011.
Healthy Teens Act
A.1806 (AM Gottfried) / S.3836 (Sen. Duane) - "the Healthy Teens Act"; would establish an age-appropriate sex education grant program. (2009/2010 Legislative Sessions)
- Report in support of legislation by the Sex & Law Committee, 2008.
Marriage Equality
Report by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights Committee and Sex & Law Committee, “Why Should New York Support Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples?”, May 2011.
- Press Release: "Why Should New York Support Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples?" - May 3, 2011.
New York Bar Associations Make Legal Case for Same-Sex Marriage, May 17, 2011.
"1,324 Reasons for Marriage Equality in New York State" - a joint publication of the Empire State Pride Agenda and the New York City Bar Association, June 2007.
Statement by City Bar President Sam Seymour on Passage of the Marriage Equality Act, June 24, 2011.
44th Street Notes: "Recap of the Marriage Equality Vote" - July 11, 2011
Signed by Governor - June 24, 2011 (A.8354, Chp. 95; A.8520 / S.5857, Chp. 96)
Reproductive Health Act
A.6112 (AM Glick) / S.2844 (Sen. Stewart Cousins) - "the Reproductive Health Act"; would establish a fundamental, statutory right to privacy in making personal reproductive decisions and updates New York's abortion and contraception laws to correct constitutional defects and ensure that abortion is treated as a health matter.
- Report in support of legislation by the Sex & Law Committee and the Health Law Committee, reissued May 2011.
Sex Trafficking
A.7670 (AM Gottfried) / S.4429 (Sen. Duane) - would enable certain persons to vacate their convictions for prostitution-related offenses that resulted from their coerced involvement in the sex trades or some other form of trafficking in persons. (2009/2010 Legislative Sessions)
- Report in support of legislation by the Sex & Law Committee, March 2010.
- Letter urging Governor Paterson to sign legislation into law - June 21, 2010.
- Signed by Governor, Chp. 332, Approval Memo No. 19 - August 13, 2010
Women in the Workforce
Letter regarding notification of the Expressing at Work Bill in materials distributed to new mothers in maternal health care facilities, February 2010.
Women's Rights
Transition letter to Governor Cuomo highlighting women's reproductive rights and implementation of expressing at work legislation as issues to be considered during his term, January 2011.
Workplace Accomodations, Pregnant Women
A.9114 (AM Gunther) / S.6273 (Sen. Krueger) - Requires the provisions of reasonable accommodations for pregnant women.
- Report in support of legislation by the Sex & Law Committee, April 2012.
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Legislative Program 2013
