States / New York / A 5478

A 5478 Amended

Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"

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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 presumptively 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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Feb 14, 2025
Last action
Jan 8, 2026 — PRINT NUMBER 5478A
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
58 · Moderate