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A01371 Summary:

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A01371 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:McDonald      
DATE:05/09/2023AYE/NAY:12/0  Action: Favorable         
McDonald
Aye
Durso
Aye
Glick
Excused
Goodell
Aye
Kim
Aye
Beephan
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Slater
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Meeks
Aye
Raga
Aye
Simone
Aye

A01371 Floor Votes:

A01371 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1371--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, JACKSON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SAYEGH,
          SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
          ations  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to requiring state
          websites to use gender-neutral terminology
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
     2  103-b to read as follows:
     3    § 103-b. Gender-neutral terminology; state agencies. Each state agency
     4  shall use gender-neutral terminology on their websites; provided, howev-
     5  er, if such language is in reference to a specific person, or a specific
     6  group  of  people, the language referring to such person or group may be
     7  gendered in accordance with the gender identity of such person or  group
     8  of people.
     9    §  2.  Section  103 of the state technology law is amended by adding a
    10  new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
    11    23. To issue guidance for state agencies in their compliance with  the
    12  gender-neutral terminology requirements set forth in section one hundred
    13  three-b of this chapter.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00976-02-3