New York A 3078: Relates to adding disability to the equal protection requirement

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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3078
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution,
in relation to adding disability to the equal protection requirement
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 11 of article
2 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 11. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
4 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
5 color, creed [ ] religion , be subjected to any discrimi-or , or disability
6 nation in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm,
7 corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivi-
8 sion of the state.
9 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
10 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
11 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
12 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
13 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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