---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to replacing all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof"
description: "Replaces all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof; amends the language of the real property law to be gender neutral."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 536"
citation: "New York S 536 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAPLAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/758a6fee-38a2-4fa8-8dcc-78b7d34ad012"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S536"
source_hash: "6cd8ebb9d0f8edb9bc5a9474d06f8f77294ebef7beade49b71959e91501b0dd1"
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 536 (2021-2022) — Relates to replacing all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof

Replaces all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof; amends the language of the real property law to be gender neutral.

## Version chain

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

1. **S536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S536&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S536A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S536A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary Vote — **14–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAPLAN — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** 1ST REPORT CAL.689
- **2021-04-21** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-04-26** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-11** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** 1ST REPORT CAL.100
- **2022-01-12** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-01-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-02-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-02-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-14** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2022-03-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-08** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 536A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-21** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-03-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-03-21** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8077A
- **2022-05-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.545
- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.529 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/758a6fee-38a2-4fa8-8dcc-78b7d34ad012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).