New York S 9687: Relates to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York; repealer

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S09687 Summary:

BILL NOS09687 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05076

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §79-r, Civ Rts L

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Provides that no state or local agency, or any agent thereof, may use any funds, facilities, property, equipment or personnel of such agency to investigate, enforce or provide assistance in the investigation or enforcement of any federal program requiring registration of individuals, or maintaining a database of individuals, on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national or ethnic origin.

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BILL NOS09687 

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04/01/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9687

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the prohibition on
 certain databases and registries

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 79-r to read as follows:
 3 § 79-r. Prohibition on certain databases and registries. No state or
 4 local agency, or any agent thereof, may use any funds, facilities, prop-
 5 erty, equipment or personnel of such agency to investigate, enforce or
 6 provide assistance in the investigation or enforcement of any federal
 7 program requiring registration of individuals, or maintaining a database
 8 of individuals, on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual
 9 orientation, religion, or national or ethnic origin. For the purposes
 10 of this section, the term "agency" shall mean any state or municipal
 11 department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public
 12 authority, public corporation, council, office or other governmental
 13 entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the state
 14 or any one or more municipalities thereof.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03209-01-5

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