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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relates to replacing all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof"
+description: "Replaces all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof; amends the language of the real property law to be gender neutral."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 536"
+citation: "New York S 536 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["KAPLAN"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-01-06"
+last_action: "2022-08-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/758a6fee-38a2-4fa8-8dcc-78b7d34ad012"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S536"
+source_hash: "6cd8ebb9d0f8edb9bc5a9474d06f8f77294ebef7beade49b71959e91501b0dd1"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York S 536 (2021-2022) — Relates to replacing all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof
+
+Replaces all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof; amends the language of the real property law to be gender neutral.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **S536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S536&term=2021&Text=Y)
+2. **S536A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S536A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–1** (pass) · upper
+- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
+- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
+- Judiciary Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
+- Judiciary Vote — **14–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- KAPLAN — primary (person)
+- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
+- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
+- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
+- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
+- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-20** 1ST REPORT CAL.689
+- **2021-04-21** 2ND REPORT CAL.
+- **2021-04-26** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
+- **2021-05-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2021-05-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2021-05-11** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
+- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-11** 1ST REPORT CAL.100
+- **2022-01-12** 2ND REPORT CAL.
+- **2022-01-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
+- **2022-02-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2022-02-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-02-14** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-08** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-03-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
+- **2022-03-08** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 536A `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-21** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2022-03-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2022-03-21** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2022-05-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8077A
+- **2022-05-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.545
+- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2022-05-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
+- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.529 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/758a6fee-38a2-4fa8-8dcc-78b7d34ad012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+