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A08549 Summary:

BILL NOA08549
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08090
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §103-b, St Tech L; amd §3, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.208-A & A.1371-A)
 
Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for website content that is created or modified after a certain date.
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A08549 Actions:

BILL NOA08549
 
01/08/2024referred to governmental operations
01/17/2024reported
01/18/2024advanced to third reading cal.257
01/23/2024substituted by s8090
 S08090 AMEND= CLEARE
 01/05/2024REFERRED TO RULES
 01/08/2024ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.70
 01/16/2024PASSED SENATE
 01/16/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
 01/16/2024referred to governmental operations
 01/23/2024substituted for a8549
 01/23/2024ordered to third reading cal.257
 01/23/2024passed assembly
 01/23/2024returned to senate
 01/26/2024DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
 01/26/2024SIGNED CHAP.21
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A08549 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8549
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: 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   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 140 of the Laws of 2023 in order to effectuate the intent of the law.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend section 103-b of the State Technology Law, to clarify the scope of the provision that state agencies shall use gender-neutral terminology on their websites. Section two would amend State Technology Law to modify the effective date of Chapter 140 of the Laws of 2023. Section three would set forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: New York State has made enormous strides in the recent past by legaliz- ing same-sex marriage, and moving toward broader acceptance of gender identity and sexual orientation. This rapid evolution in thought and law is an incredible marker of New York State's values. New York State's websites and online forms, however, have not kept pace with the change in current terminology. Some state websites still make reference explic- itly to "husband" and "wife" when prompting spouses to fill out certain forms, without leaving options for other relationship compositions. Chapter 140 of the Laws of 2023 provides for the use of gender-neutral terminology across all state agency websites. This legislation would add specificity to the requirement by listing examples of types of website content that is required to use gender neutral terminology and would limit the legislation to apply only to content created or modified after the effective date of the bill.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 103-b of the state technology law made by section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the state technology law relating to requiring state websites to use gender-neutral terminol- ogy, as proposed in bills S.208-A and A.1371-A, takes effect.
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A08549 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8549
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     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:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 103-b of the state technology law, as  added  by  a
     2  chapter  of  the laws of 2023 amending the state technology law relating
     3  to requiring  state  websites  to  use  gender-neutral  terminology,  as
     4  proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 208-A and A. 1371-A, is amended
     5  to read as follows:
     6    § 103-b. Gender-neutral terminology; state agencies. Each state agency
     7  shall  use  gender-neutral  terminology  on  their  websites for website
     8  content, including but not  limited  to  forms  accessible  through  the
     9  website,  that  is  created by or on behalf of such agency, or is within
    10  their control to modify, provided that such content is created or  modi-
    11  fied, including without limitation by the addition of content, after the
    12  effective  date  of  this  section;  provided  further, however, if such
    13  language is in reference to a specific person, or a  specific  group  of
    14  people,  the  language referring to such person or group may be gendered
    15  in accordance with the gender  identity  of  such  person  or  group  of
    16  people.
    17    §  2.  Section  3  of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the state
    18  technology law relating to requiring state websites to  use  gender-neu-
    19  tral  terminology, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 208-A and
    20  A.  1371-A, is amended to read as follows:
    21    § 3. This act shall take  effect  [immediately]  on  the  one  hundred
    22  eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
    23    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    24  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.
                                                                   LBD00976-04-4

        A. 8549                             2
 
     1  section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
     2  same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the state technol-
     3  ogy law relating to  requiring  state  websites  to  use  gender-neutral
     4  terminology,  as  proposed  in legislative bills numbers S. 208-A and A.
     5  1371-A, takes effect.
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