New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6636: Suspends all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression
Status: In committee, September 21, 2026
Suspends all unnecessary travel to states that have enacted a law that voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state or local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression or have enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, including any law that creates an exemption to anti-discrimination laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
From the amended text, September 21, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-l to read as follows: § 170-L. STATE-FUNDED AND STATE-SPONSORED TRAVEL. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, DIVISIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS SHALL REVIEW ALL REQUESTS FOR STATE-FUNDED OR STATE-SPONSORED TRAVEL TO A STATE THAT, AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, HAS ENACTED A LAW THAT VOIDS OR REPEALS, OR HAS THE EFFECT OF VOIDING OR REPEALING, EXISTING STATE OR LOCAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION OR HAS ENACTED A LAW THAT AUTHORIZES OR REQUIRES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SAME-SEX COUPLES OR THEIR FAMILIES OR ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION, INCLUDING ANY LAW THAT CREATES AN EXEMPTION TO ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS IN ORDER TO PERMIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SAME-SEX COUPLES OR THEIR FAMILIES OR ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION. 2. ANY SUCH PUBLICLY FUNDED OR PUBLICLY SPONSORED TRAVEL TO SUCH A LOCATION, UNLESS SUCH TRAVEL IS NECESSARY …
Sponsors
- Robert Jackson (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Liz Krueger (D, 28)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 6636A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
- : REFERRED TO FINANCE
- : REFERRED TO FINANCE
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is S6636?
- S6636 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Suspends all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
- What does S6636 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to states that permit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
- What is the status of S6636?
- In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 6636A (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6636?
- Robert Jackson (D, 31), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S6636?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6636
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.