Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 22, 2023 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.131 substituted for s155 |
May 22, 2023 | substituted by a1142 |
Jan 23, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Jan 18, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Jan 17, 2023 | 1st report cal.131 |
Jan 04, 2023 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S155
Sponsored By
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A1142 - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Samra G. Brouk
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
S155 (ACTIVE) - Details
S155 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S155 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general construction law, in relation to requiring the use of gender-neutral terms in law PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to require that gender-neutral terms be used in any law, local law, rule, regulation, ordinance or resolution. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires that gender-neutral terms be used in any law, local law, rule, regulation, ordinance or resolution, including but not limit- ed to "they," "them" and "theirs." If a law, local law, rule, regu- lation, ordinance or resolution is in reference to a specific person, the language referring to such person shall be gendered in accordance with the gender identity of such person.
S155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 155 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici- ary AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to requiring the use of gender-neutral terms in law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 22 of the general construction law, as added by chapter 730 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: § 22. Gender. Whenever words of the masculine or feminine gender appear in any law, rule or regulation, unless the sense of the sentence indicates otherwise, they shall be deemed to refer to [both male or female] persons OF ANY GENDER. This construction shall apply to gender indicative suffixes or prefixes as well as to gender indicative words. Whenever the reference is to a corporation, board, body, group, organ- ization or other entity comprising more than one person or to an assem- blage of persons or to an inanimate object the reference shall be construed to be neuter in gender. HEREAFTER, IN ANY LAW, RULE, REGU- LATION, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, GENDERED TERMS SHALL NOT BE USED AND GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "THEY", "THEM" AND "THEIRS", SHALL BE USED IN SUBSTITUTION THEREFOR AND WITH THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF SUCH LAW, RULE, REGULATION, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION IS IN REFERENCE TO A SPECIFIC PERSON, THE LANGUAGE REFER- RING TO SUCH PERSON SHALL BE GENDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENDER IDENTITY OF SUCH PERSON. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01090-01-3
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