---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to enacting the \"Gender Recognition Act\"; and repealing subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law relating to driver's licenses; repealer"
description: "Enacts the \"Gender Recognition Act\"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4402"
citation: "New York S 4402 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e71cbbc-858a-49fb-9c5b-5618415ebdd9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4402"
source_hash: "8af09721455624680652349bfafd765844ab01bc6fa5036f3417eb640c637869"
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 4402 (2021-2022) — Relates to enacting the "Gender Recognition Act"; and repealing subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law relating to driver's licenses; repealer

Enacts the "Gender Recognition Act"; repeals certain provisions relating to driver's licenses.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4402&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4402A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4402A)
3. **S4402B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4402B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **46–17** (pass) · upper
- Codes Vote — **10–3** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **113–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)
- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- BENJAMIN — cosponsor (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- GIANARIS — cosponsor (person)
- GOUNARDES — cosponsor (person)
- HARCKHAM — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)
- SERRANO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** 1ST REPORT CAL.515
- **2021-03-09** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-19** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4402A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4402B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5465D
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.560
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-24** SIGNED CHAP.158 `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-24** APPROVAL MEMO.9

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e71cbbc-858a-49fb-9c5b-5618415ebdd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).