Position Statement – 2024 S.3517 (Fernandez) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) ”) unequivocally supports S.3517 (Fernandez), amending the Civil Practice Laws and Rules to prohibit the consideration of a person’s race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex, familial status, marital status, or ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2024 – A.1940 / S.349
Position Statement – 2024 A.1940 (Dinowitz) / S.349 (Cleare) Relating to the Statute of Limitations of Actions Related to Certain Sex Trafficking Offenses Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) strongly supports A.1940/S.349, legislation that amends both the New York Criminal Procedure Law and the Civil Practice Law and Rules to extend the statute of ... Read More
2024 – A.2583 / S.15
Position Statement – 2024 A.2583 / S.15 Differential Reimbursement for Single Domestic Violence Victim’s Shelter Occupancy (“Heads in Beds”) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports A.2583/S.15 (“Heads in Beds”), legislation that will ensure domestic violence shelter providers who accommodate a single adult in a room designed for two individuals will ... Read More
2024 – Governor’s Budget Proposals
Position Statement – 2024 Governor Hochul’s Budget Proposal NY State Fiscal Year 2025 – Executive Budget Proposal The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), an organization comprising thousands of attorneys and judges from across the state in private practice, government, academia and the courts, is dedicated to the advancement of women in law and society. As an ... Read More
2024 – A.128 / S.931
Position Statement – 2024 A.128 (Solages) / S.931 (Persaud) The Prohibition of Virginity Examinations Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) staunchly supports A.128 (Solages)/S.931 (Persaud), amending Public Health Law to prohibit virginity examinations. This bill would amend Public Health Law to add Section 267-a, prohibiting the performance of virginity ... Read More
2024 – S.2445-A / A995-A
Position Statement – 2024 S.2445-A (Hoylman-Sigal et al. / A995-A (Paulin et al.) The Medical Aid in Dying Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) strongly supports 2445-A (Hoylman-Sigal)/A995-A (Paulin), the “Medical Aid in Dying Act.” The legislation allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult, with a prognosis of six months or less to live to ... Read More
A.6698 / S.6636
Position Statement A.6698 (Weinstein)/S.6636 (Hoylman-Sigal) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports A.6698/S.6636, which would amend the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, (EPTL) Section 5-4.3 to increase the categories of individuals whose death entitles their next-of-kin damages in wrongful death actions. More than forty-one (41) states have enacted a ... Read More
2023 – A.1594
Position Statement – 2023 A.1594 (Rosenthal) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of A.1594 (Rosenthal) which would amend both Public Health Law and Mental Hygiene Law to provide additional aftercare support for individuals who have suffered a pregnancy loss. Specifically, this legislation would require the department of Health and ... Read More