---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replaces instances of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals"
description: "Replaces instances of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9273"
citation: "New York A 9273 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AUBRY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-09"
last_action: "2022-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7735492-0050-45b7-a012-5251470fc418"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9273"
source_hash: "0592ce34ebb4e0de47e9052fad90b89f433dab6f8bea5b10137d228b8073d003"
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 9273 (2021-2022) — Replaces instances of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals

Replaces instances of the words inmate or inmates with the words incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9273&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **48–15** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **132–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AUBRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-09** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.561
- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8216
- **2022-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1899
- **2022-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-08** SIGNED CHAP.486 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7735492-0050-45b7-a012-5251470fc418`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).