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A02589 Summary:

A02589 Actions:

A02589 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:McDonald      
DATE:03/18/2025AYE/NAY:14/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
McDonald
Aye
Beephan
Aye
Glick
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Kim
Aye
Novakhov
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Norber
Aye
Williams
Aye
Raga
Aye
Simone
Aye
Shimsky
Aye
Kassay
Aye
Burroughs
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:31/3  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Nay
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Nay
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Absent
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:27/1  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A02589 Floor Votes:

A02589 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2589--A
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 21, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLES, LUPARDO, JACOBSON, MEEKS, SANTABARBARA,
          OTIS, EPSTEIN, BUTTENSCHON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,  STECK,  DAVILA,  REYES,
          COLTON,  ANGELINO,  BURDICK, WEPRIN, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee  discharged,
          bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
          committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
          sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
          of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age  Discrimination
          in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  16
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 16. Waiver of state immunity.  The state hereby waives its sovereign
     4  immunity  in state and federal courts with regard to all claims, actions
     5  and proceedings brought pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabili-
     6  ties Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336, as  amended),  the  federal  Fair  Labor
     7  Standards  Act of 1938, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
     8  of 1967, and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.   The  provisions
     9  of  such acts shall apply to the state, and any instrumentality or poli-
    10  tical subdivision thereof.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00051-02-5