---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for certain website content"
description: "Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for website content that is created or modified after a certain date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8090"
citation: "New York S 8090 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cordell Cleare"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-01-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c12def81-689d-492d-8abf-79add8df2e60"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8090"
source_hash: "65dffdf1acee862088d94fc31e2c363e6addcb4e20e540bb50500d7e2b3f45c8"
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 8090 (2023-2024) — Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for certain website content

Relates to the use of gender-neutral terminology on state websites for website content that is created or modified after a certain date.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8090** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8090&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–10** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **19–2** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **57–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cordell Cleare — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.70
- **2024-01-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-16** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-16** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8549
- **2024-01-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.257
- **2024-01-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-23** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-26** SIGNED CHAP.21 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c12def81-689d-492d-8abf-79add8df2e60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).