Bill > A07008

This bill proposes to amend the New York State General Construction Law by adding a new article that strictly prohibits the use of specific terms related to sex work in any state law, rule, regulation, or resolution. Specifically, the bill would ban the phrases "sex work", "sex worker", "sex-work", and "sex-worker" from official documents. The legislation appears to be an attempt to change the language used when discussing commercial sexual services, potentially reflecting a desire to modify the legal and administrative discourse around this topic. By preventing these terms from being used in official state documentation, the bill seeks to control the terminology surrounding sex work, though it does not substantively change the legal status or treatment of sex work itself. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, meaning the language restrictions would be implemented right away across all state-level legal and administrative documents.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7008