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A07008 Summary:

BILL NO	A07008
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Maher
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add Art 2-B §69, Gen Con L
Prohibits the use of the term "sex work" and certain variations of such term in the law or any rule, regulation or resolution.

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A07008 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7008
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     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:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  general  construction law is amended by adding a new
     2  article 2-B to read as follows:
 
     3                                 ARTICLE 2-B
     4                              PROHIBITED TERMS
     5  Section 69. Prohibited terms.
     6    § 69. Prohibited terms. The following terms shall be  prohibited  from
     7  being used in any law, rule, regulation, or resolution:
     8    a. "Sex work" and "sex worker"; and
     9    b. "Sex-work" and "sex-worker".
    10    § 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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