---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the use of gender-neutral terms in law"
description: "Requires the use of gender-neutral terms in law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1142"
citation: "New York A 1142 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Kelles"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d969f6-55ae-4503-aba4-56eb982d7293"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1142"
source_hash: "72511f8e3b3663c9bc682241cecb7e78561adecbce413b2189f089303f0e09e9"
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 1142 (2023-2024) — Requires the use of gender-neutral terms in law

Requires the use of gender-neutral terms in law.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1142&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **46–15** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **93–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Kelles — primary (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** REPORTED
- **2023-03-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.22
- **2023-05-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-17** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S155
- **2023-05-22** 3RD READING CAL.131
- **2023-05-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-25** SIGNED CHAP.139 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-25** APPROVAL MEMO.3

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d969f6-55ae-4503-aba4-56eb982d7293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).