---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions"
description: "Requires the collection of certain demographic information about the sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of residents by certain state agencies, boards and commissions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 358"
citation: "New York A 358 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harry B. Bronson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d731ac2-0f6c-44be-bab1-b33d6d0ab9d9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A358"
source_hash: "1060a94a18a1977f94e78a969ffc8115e4d96f4627638e8e00884830ef427a1f"
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 358 (2023-2024) — Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions

Requires the collection of certain demographic information about the sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of residents by certain state agencies, boards and commissions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A358** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A358&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **102–45** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **44–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harry B. Bronson — primary (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17** REPORTED
- **2023-04-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.123
- **2023-05-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-09** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3225
- **2023-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1276
- **2023-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.674 `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-21** APPROVAL MEMO.34

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d731ac2-0f6c-44be-bab1-b33d6d0ab9d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).