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A 7008: Prohibits the use of the term "sex work" and certain variations of such term in the law or any rule, regulation or resolution.
What A 7008 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the use of certain terms in laws, rules, and regulations in the state of New York. The terms "sex work" and "sex worker" are prohibited from being used, as well as the variations "sex-work" and "sex-worker". This law would take effect immediately, effectively banning these terms from being used in state legislation.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7008
- What is the current status of A 7008?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7008 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 7008 pass?
- Not yet. A 7008 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7008, and where is it now?
- A 7008 was authored by Asm. Brian Maher. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 175 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7008 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to prohibiting the use of the term "sex work" and certain variations thereof in law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general construction law is amended by adding a new 2 article 2-B to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 2-B 4 PROHIBITED TERMS 5 Section 69. Prohibited terms. 6 § 69. Prohibited terms. The following terms shall be prohibited from 7 being used in any law, rule, regulation, or resolution: 8 a. "Sex work" and "sex worker"; and 9 b. "Sex-work" and "sex-worker". 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09709-02-5
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