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S 7451: Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.
What S 7451 does, verified September 28, 2025
The proposed bill aims to amend the domestic relations law to protect children from discrimination based on their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The court will not consider these factors when determining the best interests of the child. Additionally, the bill prohibits a party from being prohibited from undergoing gender reassignment. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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✓In CommitteeComplete
✓First Chamber FloorComplete
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to judiciary (2025-06-09)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7451
- What is the current status of S 7451?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7451 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 9, 2025, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did S 7451 pass?
- Not yet. S 7451 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 7451, and where is it now?
- S 7451 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 177 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7451 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the custody of children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 240 of the domestic relations law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows: 3 (k) In determining the best interests of the child, the court shall 4 not: (1) consider the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or 5 gender expression of the parties; or 6 (2) prohibit a party from undergoing gender reassignment. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08039-01-5
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