S2475B

An act to amend the Family Court Act — 2023-06-06 · Calendar #1632

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The Senate passed S2475B, sponsored by Senator Hoylman-Sigal, an act to amend the Family Court Act, by a vote of 44-18. The bill, which takes effect immediately, protects access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth and their families. Sen. Hoylman-Sigal spoke in support during Pride Month, noting that 18 states have banned such care and citing elevated suicide rates among transgender youth. He characterized the measure as positioning New York as a refuge state for families seeking gender-affirming medical care. Eighteen senators voted against the bill: Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik.

Passed Senate Ayes: 44 · Nays: 18

Debate Summary

Sen. Hoylman-Sigal spoke in favor of the bill, characterizing it as protecting transgender youth and their families by ensuring access to gender-affirming care. He noted that 525 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced across the country, with over 125 seeking to ban gender-affirming care, and cited high suicide rates among transgender youth. He framed the bill as consistent with New York's approach to protecting abortion access and expressed pride in New York's stance during Pride Month.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator	Vote	Party
Ashby	nay	Republican
Borrello	nay	Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	nay	Republican
Gallivan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Helming	nay	Republican
Mattera	nay	Republican
Murray	nay	Republican
O'Mara	nay	Republican
Oberacker	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Rolison	nay	Republican
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican