New York S 2161: Requires an X gender marker to be included in certain documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities

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S02161 Summary:

BILL NOS02161 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §170-i, Exec L; add §99-aa, Gen Muni L

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Requires an "X" gender marker to be included in documents that request that a person identify their gender or sex utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities.

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2161

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in
 relation to requiring an "X" gender marker to be included in certain
 documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and munici-
 palities

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 170-i. Gender markers in state and municipal forms. Any form or
 4 preprinted document utilized by a state agency or public authority or by
 5 a municipality that requests that a person identify their gender or sex
 6 shall include, in addition to male and female gender markers, an "X"
 7 gender marker to be available for utilization by any person completing
 8 the form who does not identify as male or female. Any form or preprinted
 9 document requesting that a person identify their gender or sex shall be
 10 amended no later than January first, two thousand twenty-six to include
 11 such "X" gender marker.
 12 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 13 99-aa to read as follows:
 14 § 99-aa. Gender markers in municipal forms. Any form or preprinted
 15 document utilized by a municipal corporation that requests that a person
 16 identify their gender or sex shall include, in addition to male and
 17 female gender markers, an "X" gender marker to be available for utiliza-
 18 tion by any person completing the form who does not identify as male or
 19 female. The governing board of each municipal corporation shall amend
 20 any form or preprinted document requesting that a person identify their
 21 gender or sex no later than January first, two thousand twenty-six to
 22 include such "X" gender marker.
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02294-01-5

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