Assembly Bill A8549

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for certain website content

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Current Bill Status Via S8090 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8090
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-b, St Tech L; amd §3, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.208-A & A.1371-A)

2023-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for website content that is created or modified after a certain date.

2023-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8549
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in  relation  to  the  use  of
   gender-neutral  terminology  on  agency  websites  for certain website
   content; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the state
   technology law relating to requiring state websites to use gender-neu-
   tral terminology, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  208-A
   and A.  1371-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 103-b of the state technology law, as  added  by  a
 chapter  of  the laws of 2023 amending the state technology law relating
 to requiring  state  websites  to  use  gender-neutral  terminology,  as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 208-A and A. 1371-A, is amended
 to read as follows:
   § 103-b. Gender-neutral terminology; state agencies. Each state agency
 shall  use  gender-neutral  terminology  on  their  websites FOR WEBSITE
 CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  FORMS  ACCESSIBLE  THROUGH  THE
 WEBSITE,  THAT  IS  CREATED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH AGENCY, OR IS WITHIN
 THEIR CONTROL TO MODIFY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONTENT IS CREATED OR  MODI-
 FIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE ADDITION OF CONTENT, AFTER THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION;  provided  FURTHER, however, if such
 language is in reference to a specific person, or a  specific  group  of
 people,  the  language referring to such person or group may be gendered
 in accordance with the gender  identity  of  such  person  or  group  of
 people.
   §  2.  Section  3  of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the state
 technology law relating to requiring state websites to  use  gender-neu-
 tral  terminology, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 208-A and
 A.  1371-A, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take  effect  [immediately]  ON  THE  ONE  HUNDRED
 EIGHTIETH DAY AFTER IT SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 103-b of the  state  technology  law  made  by
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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