NY A02589 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 14 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 14 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.
Title
Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 134 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 31 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 27 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 31 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 27 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | REFERRED TO CODES |
| 2026-04-29 | Assembly | delivered to senate |
| 2026-04-29 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2026-01-07 | Assembly | ordered to third reading cal.94 |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | DIED IN SENATE |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | REFERRED TO CODES |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | delivered to senate |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.188 |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | rules report cal.188 |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | reported |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | reported referred to rules |
| 2025-04-02 | Assembly | print number 2589a |
| 2025-04-02 | Assembly | amend and recommit to ways and means |
| 2025-03-18 | Assembly | reported referred to ways and means |
| 2025-01-21 | Assembly | referred to governmental operations |
Same As/Similar To
S00726 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CODES
