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type: "Bill"
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title: "Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "S 6209"
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citation: "New York S 6209 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["BAILEY"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-05-23"
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last_action: "2019-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08e77bc5-8872-411f-8c73-1ecdc34536ed"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6209"
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source_hash: "7dd0422fafd36b29397d46b30fb8f9662388468effe36f60c2bf30bafedf6c6b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 6209 (2019-2020) — Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S6209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6209&term=2019&Text=Y)
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2. **S6209A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S6209A)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote - Version: A — **46–16** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **130–10** (pass) · lower
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- Rules Vote - Version: A — **12–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- BAILEY — primary (person)
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- LIU — cosponsor (person)
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- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-23** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-13** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-13** PRINT NUMBER 6209A `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-17** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1438
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- **2019-06-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2019-06-17** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2019-06-17** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7797A
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- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.657
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- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2019-07-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-12** SIGNED CHAP.95 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08e77bc5-8872-411f-8c73-1ecdc34536ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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