---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to prohibiting symbols of hate on state property"
description: "Prohibits symbols of hate on state owned property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 962"
citation: "New York A 962 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BICHOTTE HERMELYN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67d9eb1c-a5ac-4cff-be2f-66f58bd3a754"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A962"
source_hash: "755d55b5e0779bf2ced0ce5f46a1f5e231202c57c7d8979ecce571da61e815dc"
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 962 (2021-2022) — Relates to prohibiting symbols of hate on state property

Prohibits symbols of hate on state owned property.

## Version chain

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

1. **A962** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A962&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED
- **2021-01-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.5
- **2021-01-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-19** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR S883
- **2021-01-20** 3RD READING CAL.36
- **2021-01-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-01-20** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-01-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-01-28** SIGNED CHAP.5 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67d9eb1c-a5ac-4cff-be2f-66f58bd3a754`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).