New York has passed comprehensive package of protections for transgender people, passing State Assembly 100-40, and State Senate 42-19. ... GENDA has passed in Assembly every year since 2008, and has never made it through the Senate. ..…
Senate and Assembly both approved Monday that would require counties to allow in-person voting up to 10 days before election. ..…
“New York passed the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in 2002, but GENDA never followed, despite passing the Democratic-led Assembly every year since 2008,” the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports. . Republicans have had a majority in the Senate for the past decade, but..…
Bans on therapy, have passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly, only to die in the Republican-dominated Senate. ..…
There are two paths to place the question on the ballot, each requiring the General Assembly to adopt a resolution. . . If the House and Senate approve the resolution by a supermajority of 75 percent, then the question would go on the next statewide ballot in 2020. ..…
In Brazil, Érica Malunguinho became the first out trans woman elected to a legislature in October 2018, winning a seat on the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. . Belgian Green politician Petra De Sutter was elected to the country’s Senate in 2014. . . . . . . . . ..…
NY Senate Set to Pass ‘Double Jeopardy’ Bill; Assembly May Follow . NY Lawmakers Set to Move Bills to Target Trump’s State Taxes, Sidestep Pardons . ..…
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