Assembly Bill A7008

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of the term 'sex work' and certain variations of such term in the law

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A7008 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-B §69, Gen Con L

2025-A7008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of the term "sex work" and certain variations of such term in the law or any rule, regulation or resolution.

2025-A7008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7008
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to prohibiting
   the use of the term "sex work" and certain variations thereof in law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  construction law is amended by adding a new
 article 2-B to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 2-B
                             PROHIBITED TERMS
 SECTION 69. PROHIBITED TERMS.
   § 69. PROHIBITED TERMS. THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL BE  PROHIBITED  FROM
 BEING USED IN ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION, OR RESOLUTION:
   A. "SEX WORK" AND "SEX WORKER"; AND
   B. "SEX-WORK" AND "SEX-WORKER".
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09709-02-5

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