---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to changes of name and sex designation"
description: "Relates to changes of name and sex designation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7808"
citation: "New York S 7808 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ec4967a-e7e2-45a5-abb1-497e9338c74a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7808"
source_hash: "ab6011a8b0761fb9a57c0df8104bc695f606045a2a576e14bf16713ff65dc218"
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 7808 (2021-2022) — Relates to changes of name and sex designation

Relates to changes of name and sex designation.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7808** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7808&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **16–5** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **45–18** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **135–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.174
- **2022-01-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-31** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-31** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8827
- **2022-01-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.346
- **2022-03-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18** SIGNED CHAP.163 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ec4967a-e7e2-45a5-abb1-497e9338c74a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).