Position Statement – 2013 A.2597 / S.2378 New York State DREAM Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the New York Dream Act (A.2597/S.2378) which provides opportunities for undocumented students in New York who meet certain criteria to be eligible for financial aid to institutions of higher education. WBASNY recognizes the moral imperative ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2013 – A.4741 / S.3703
Position Statement – 2013 A.4741 / S.3703 Expansion of the TRIS-Free Children and Babies Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports A.4741 and the identical S.3703, which ban the sale of child care products containing the flame retardant TDCPP (Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate). This ban covers items such as baby products, toys, car ... Read More
2013 – A.5424 / S.4606
Position Statement – 2013 A. 5424 / S.4046 Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the efforts in S.4046 and A.5424 to assure public health impacts are identified and assessed before the high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) method of extracting natural gas from underground shale formations proceeds in New York ... Read More
2013 – Climate Control
Position Statement – 2013 Actions to Mitigate Climate Change and Eliminate Pollution from Energy Sources Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) urges Governor Cuomo to issue an Executive Order setting a goal of converting New York State’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one derived entirely from wind, water and sunlight by 2030. The Executive ... Read More
2013 – Women’s Equality Act
Position Statement – 2013 Women’s Equality Act Part A – Pay Equity – Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), through its Task Force on Women and Economic Issues, supports Part A of the Women’s Equality Act “Wage and Transparency” which protects employees who disclose salary or wage information to other ... Read More
2012 – A.85
Position Statement – 2012 A.85 Emergency Contraception Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) strongly supports A85 and urges passage of this important legislation which would amend the Education Law, the Insurance Law and the Public Health Law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions. Importantly, ... Read More
2012 – A.669A / S.3200A
Position Statement – 2012 A.669A / S.3200A HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) strongly supports A.669-A / S.3200-A and urges passage of this important legislation which would amend the public health law and the executive law to better ensure that victims of sexual assault receive the full course of HIV post-exposure ... Read More
2012 – A.2003B / A.8910 / A.6368B
Position Statement – 2012 A.2003B / A.8910 / A.6368B Adoption Registry Oppose Assembly 2003-B This bill would permit an adult adoptee to obtain the adoptee’s original long form birth certificate while permitting a birth parent to request confidentiality. The bill would require that birth parents are made aware of the need to request confidentiality. WBASNY opposes this ... Read More