New York State Legislature
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2007
Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly floor debate on the marriage bill; PDF
Dignity for All Students Act
2006
Dignity for All Students Act
Access to Family Court for Unmarried Partners
Bereavement Leave for Employees in Same-Sex Relationships
Sick Leave for Care of Domestic Partner
Domestic Partner Health Insurance Coverage
Control of Partner Remains
- Assembly and Senate votes; PDF
Medical Decision-Making
2005
Control of Partner Remains
- Assembly and Senate votes; PDF
2004
Domestic Partner Health Insurance Coverage
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Insurance Committee vote; PDF
Hospital Visitation Rights for Domestic Partners
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Health Committee vote; PDF
Dignity for All Students Act
Schools as Safe Harbor Act
- Senate vote; PDF
- Senate Education Committee vote; PDF
Access to Family Court for Unmarried Partners
Codify Crime Victims Board Compensation for Surviving Domestic Partners
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Control of Partner Remains
- Assembly Health Committee vote; PDF
Bereavement Leave for Employees in Same-Sex Relationships
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Insurance SONDA
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Insurance Committee vote; PDF
Domestic Partners Treated as Spouses at Racetracks
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee vote; PDF
- Senate vote; PDF
2003
Bereavement Leave for Employees in Same-Sex Relationships
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Ways & Means Committee vote; PDF
Campus Bias-Related Crime Prevention Measures
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Higher Education Committee vote; PDF
- Senate Higher Education Committee vote; PDF
Allow Domestic Partners to Join Credit Unions
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Senate vote; PDF
Allow Victims of Hate Crimes to Sue Attacker
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Codify Crime Victims Board Compensation for Surviving Domestic Partners
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Dignity for All Students Act
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Ways & Means Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Education Committee vote; PDF
Schools as Safe Harbor Act
- Senate vote; PDF
- Senate Education Committee vote; PDF
Access to Family Court for Unmarried Partners
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Judiciary Committee vote; PDF
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Control of Partner Remains
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Health Committee vote; PDF
SARA Follow-up
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Senate vote; PDF
- Senate Codes Committee vote; PDF
2002
Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA)
- Assembly vote (passed both chambers in 2002 and became law); HTML
- Senate vote (passed both chambers in 2002 and became law); PDF
- Senate Transgender Amendment vote; HTML
Dignity for All Students Act
- Assembly vote; HTML
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; HTML
- Assembly Ways & Means Committee vote; HTML
- Assembly Education Committee vote; HTML
Schools as Safe Harbors Act
Codify Crime Victims Board Compensation for Surviving Domestic Partners
Access to Family Court for Unmarried Partners
- Assembly Vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee Vote; PDF
- Assembly Judiciary Committee Vote; PDF
- Senate Judiciary Committee Vote; PDF
Campus Bias-Related Crime Prevention Measures
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Ways & Means Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Higher Education Committee vote; PDF
- Senate Higher Education Committee vote; PDF
Allow Victims of Hate Crimes to Sue Attacker
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Insurance SONDA
- Assembly Codes Committee vote; PDF
- Assembly Insurance Committee vote; PDF
SARA Follow-up
- Senate vote; PDF
- Senate Codes Committee vote; PDF
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Same-Sex Surviving Partners of 9/11 Victims
- Assembly Labor Committee vote; PDF
- Senate vote; PDF
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Due to Sexual Orientation Harassment Resulting in Departure
- Assembly Labor Committee vote; PDF
Bereavement Leave for Employees in Same-Sex Relationships
- Assembly Government Operations Committee vote; PDF
Control of Partner Remains
- Assembly Health Committee vote; PDF
Mandatory Testing of Criminal Defendants for Transmissible Diseases
2001
Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA)
- Assembly vote; PDF
- Senate Committee on Government Operations vote (S.720); PDF
2000
Voting records for 2000 on key pieces of legislation are combined into a chart for the Assembly and a chart for the State Senate. PDF
Votes profiled in the Assembly are:
- Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) Assembly vote
- Hate Crimes Assembly vote (passed both chambers in 2000 an became law)
- Dignity for All Schools Act Assembly Education Committee vote
- Dignity for All Schools Act Assembly Codes Committee vote
- Bereavement Leave Assembly Government Operations Committee vote
- Insurance SONDA Assembly Insurance Committee vote
Votes and positions profiled in the State Senate are:
- Known positions of State Senators on SONDA
- Hate Crimes Senate vote (passed both chambers in 2000 and became law)
1999
Voting records for 1999 on key pieces of legislation are combined into a chart for the Assembly and a chart for the State Senate.
Votes profiled in the Assembly are:
- Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) Assembly vote
- Hate Crimes Assembly vote
- Stalking/Clinic Access Assembly vote
Votes and positions profiled in the State Senate are:
- Known positions of State Senators on SONDA
- Motion to discharge Hate Crimes from Senate Committee
- Late-term Abortion Senate vote
- Stalking/Clinic Access Senate vote
1998
Voting records for 1998 on key pieces of legislation are combined into a chart for the Assembly and a chart for the State Senate.
Votes profiled in the Assembly are:
- Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) Assembly vote
- Hate Crimes Assembly vote
- HIV Partner Notification Assembly vote
- Domestic Partner Access to Family Court Assembly vote
- Care Giver Assembly vote
Positions profiled in the State Senate are:
- Known positions of State Senators on SONDA (1998 and 1996)
- HIV Partner Notification Senate vote
- HIV Criminalization Senate vote
- Partial Birth Abortion Senate vote
- Care Giver Senate vote