republic-os/legislation/us/states/ny/2019-2020/s-6209.md

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Bill	Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles	Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.	us/states/ny	New York Legislature	2019-2020	S 6209	New York S 6209 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	BAILEY	2	14	3	2019-05-23	2019-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/08e77bc5-8872-411f-8c73-1ecdc34536ed	http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6209	7dd0422fafd36b29397d46b30fb8f9662388468effe36f60c2bf30bafedf6c6b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ny

New York S 6209 (2019-2020) — Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles

Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. S6209 (committee substitute) — source
2. S6209A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Floor Vote - Version: A — 46–16 (pass) · upper
• Assembly Vote — 130–10 (pass) · lower
• Rules Vote - Version: A — 12–7 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• BAILEY — primary (person)
• LIU — cosponsor (person)
• SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-05-23 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS referral-committee
• 2019-06-13 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS referral-committee, amendment-passage
• 2019-06-13 PRINT NUMBER 6209A amendment-passage
• 2019-06-17 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES referral-committee
• 2019-06-17 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1438
• 2019-06-17 PASSED SENATE passage
• 2019-06-17 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• 2019-06-17 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS referral-committee
• 2019-06-20 SUBSTITUTED FOR A7797A
• 2019-06-20 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.657
• 2019-06-20 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
• 2019-06-20 RETURNED TO SENATE
• 2019-07-03 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
• 2019-07-12 SIGNED CHAP.95 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/08e77bc5-8872-411f-8c73-1ecdc34536ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).