---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replaces the terms \"alien\" and \"illegal alien\" with the terms \"noncitizen\" and \"undocumented noncitizen\""
description: "Replaces the terms \"alien\" and \"illegal alien\" with the terms \"noncitizen\" and \"undocumented noncitizen\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 10147"
citation: "New York A 10147 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-05-03"
last_action: "2022-12-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea68b125-19ed-437f-8fc4-90dc08ef78ac"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A10147"
source_hash: "5f9f783461dc26d1c74787c0307adccffd57381fd897312269c0bd9b00fba34e"
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 A 10147 (2021-2022) — Replaces the terms "alien" and "illegal alien" with the terms "noncitizen" and "undocumented noncitizen"

Replaces the terms "alien" and "illegal alien" with the terms "noncitizen" and "undocumented noncitizen".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A10147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10147&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–9** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **50–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** REPORTED
- **2022-05-17** RULES REPORT CAL.263
- **2022-05-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.263
- **2022-05-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-17** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9333
- **2022-05-31** 3RD READING CAL.1600
- **2022-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-09** SIGNED CHAP.669 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea68b125-19ed-437f-8fc4-90dc08ef78ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).