---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corrects gendered language"
description: "Corrects gendered language."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8934"
citation: "New York A 8934 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAYEGH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/585d4a33-8ae6-4d8c-aeae-02001a331d38"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8934"
source_hash: "805c0e045f5392ee171bc262f9f9814d161d4371a65085032c59096d8c676585"
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 8934 (2021-2022) — Corrects gendered language

Corrects gendered language.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8934** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8934&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A8934A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8934A)
3. **A8934B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8934B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAYEGH — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** PRINT NUMBER 8934A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-08** REPORTED
- **2022-03-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.480
- **2022-03-21** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8934B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-05** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8464A
- **2022-05-23** 3RD READING CAL.960
- **2022-05-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-21** SIGNED CHAP.408 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/585d4a33-8ae6-4d8c-aeae-02001a331d38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).