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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S02409 Relates to the housing of transgender or intersex incarcerated individuals; authorizes the sheriff to assign a transgender or intersex incarcerated individual to any facility housing unit which shall ensure the incarcerated individual's health and safety.

Direction

Transgender bathroomsAI label

Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 80%

Allows transgender or intersex incarcerated individuals to be housed in any facility housing unit based on health and safety determination, increasing access to facilities matching gender identity.

a transgender or intersex incarcerated individual may be assigned to any facility housing unit which, upon the determination of the sheriff, ensures the incarcerated individual's health and safety

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

Transgender educationAI label

No change to transgender recognition & access model confidence 0%

No substantive provision on education or school policies for transgender people.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Filed
2025-01-17
Committee
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
Sponsor
Luis Sepulveda D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a provision to correction law allowing sheriffs to house transgender or intersex incarcerated individuals in any housing unit that ensures their health and safety, which expands access to facilities matching gender identity (subtag bathrooms/facilities). No provisions address education, sports, healthcare, IDs, or other listed topics.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
2025-01-17SREFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION