Position Statement S.999A (Hoylman) /A.170 (Cruz) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports S.999A/A.170, which will establish the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof. This legislation would: (1) establish a universal right to counsel for indigent New Yorkers who are subject to removal ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2023 – S.4375
Position Statement – 2023 S.4375 (Fernandez) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports S.4375 which would provide for the establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training program for private transportation services. This bill would add a new section to the Social Services Law to require transportation services, such as rail ... Read More
2023 – S.211-A / A.1029-A
Position Statement – 2023 Clean Slate Act S.211-A (Myrie) / A.1029-A (Cruz) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the laudable goals of the Clean Slate Act which amends the Criminal Procedure Law, Executive Law, and the Correction Law, relating to automatic sealing of certain criminal convictions; however, WBASNY recommends modifications to the ... Read More
2023 – A.1386
Position Statement – 2023 A.1386 (Rosenthal) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the passage of A.1386, which would amend the education law to require that colleges and universities provide information to students regarding the students’ right to reproductive health services in New York ... Read More
2023 – Governor’s Budget Proposals
Position Statement – 2023 Governor Hochul’s Budget Proposal NY State Fiscal Year 2024 – Executive Budget Proposal The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) is an organization comprised of nearly 4,000 attorneys, including judges, from across the state in private practice, government, academia, and the courts. While WBASNY members come from varied ... Read More
2022 – Governor’s Budget Proposals
Position Statement – 2022 Governor Hochul’s Budget Proposal New York State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) is dedicated to advocating for the protection of women’s and children’s rights and advancing the status of women in the legal profession and society. Our nearly 3,500 members include attorneys, judges, and law students working ... Read More
2023 – S.3220
Position Statement – 2023 S.3220 (Cleare) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the passage of S.3220, amending Public Buildings Law to require information on resources for domestic violence and human trafficking victims to be posted in public restrooms. This bill would require that information for the New York State Police, the Division of Criminal ... Read More
2023 – A.361-A / S.348-B
Position Statement – 2023 A.361-A (Gonzalez-Rojas) / S.348-B (Cleare) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) strongly supports A.361-A/S.348-B, which establishes a reproductive freedom and equity program to ensure access to abortion services by providing funding to abortion providers, government entities and not-for-profit organizations whose primary function ... Read More