---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class for purposes of the human rights law"
description: "Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class for purposes of the human rights law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 7355"
citation: "New York A 7355 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony Simone"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2023-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9205456-00a3-4b33-926d-7e438c3541ae"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7355"
source_hash: "715f387e83e526d9aadbb22a46d4204acc35e5c936eafd2ab16a56483be235a9"
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 7355 (2023-2024) — Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class for purposes of the human rights law

Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class for purposes of the human rights law.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7355** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7355&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **57–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tony Simone — primary (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** REPORTED
- **2023-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.292
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.292
- **2023-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-30** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7382
- **2023-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1433
- **2023-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-08-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-23** SIGNED CHAP.305 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9205456-00a3-4b33-926d-7e438c3541ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).