---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to replacing all instances of the words or variations of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals or variation thereof"
description: "Relates to replacing all instances of the words or variations of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals or variation thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 2395"
citation: "New York A 2395 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AUBRY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5d95c2e-bd50-4cec-a5fb-3a9e4222a234"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A2395"
source_hash: "89ac10955b5300ec268e14cf3efb54c072bda117dfedab7556a2aeabd62abcfa"
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 2395 (2021-2022) — Relates to replacing all instances of the words or variations of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals or variation thereof

Relates to replacing all instances of the words or variations of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals or variation thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2395** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2395&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **51–12** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AUBRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** REPORTED
- **2021-06-07** RULES REPORT CAL.419
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.419
- **2021-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3332
- **2021-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.826
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.322 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5d95c2e-bd50-4cec-a5fb-3a9e4222a234`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).