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]

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.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-29SenateREFERRED TO CODES
2026-04-29Assemblydelivered to senate
2026-04-29Assemblypassed assembly
2026-01-07Assemblyordered to third reading cal.94
2026-01-07SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07SenateDIED IN SENATE
2025-05-14SenateREFERRED TO CODES
2025-05-14Assemblydelivered to senate
2025-05-14Assemblypassed assembly
2025-05-13Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.188
2025-05-13Assemblyrules report cal.188
2025-05-13Assemblyreported
2025-05-13Assemblyreported referred to rules
2025-04-02Assemblyprint number 2589a
2025-04-02Assemblyamend and recommit to ways and means
2025-03-18Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2025-01-21Assemblyreferred to governmental operations

Same As/Similar To

S00726 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CODES

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2589
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02589
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02589A
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC3
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02589&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1

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