NY S 2491
passed one chamberRelates to prohibiting certain discriminatory peremptory challenges to prospective jurors
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 2491 pass?
Not yet. NY S 2491 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-03-10. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): REFERRED TO CODES
What is NY S 2491 about?
Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Who sponsors NY S 2491?
Andrew Gounardes is the primary sponsor of NY S 2491.
Description
Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — REFERRED TO CODES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Andrew Gounardesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-21
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2025-04-09
1ST REPORT CAL.678
2025-04-10
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-04-15
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-12
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-05-12
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-12
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2026-02-24
1ST REPORT CAL.368
2026-02-25
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-26
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-10
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-03-10
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-10
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
Versions
- S2491Compare
Documents
Votes
Codes Vote
2025-04-09 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (13)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Dean Murray: no
- Andrew Gounardes: excused
Floor Vote
2025-05-12 · pass · 43-14
Member-level votes (62)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Mario Mattera: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
- Dan Stec: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Michael Gianaris: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
- Robert Ortt: excused
- Jessica Ramos: excused
Codes Vote
2026-02-24 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: excused
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: excused
Floor Vote
2026-03-10 · pass · 46-15
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Mario Mattera: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
- Dan Stec: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Shelley Mayer: excused
Related bills
- Prior session: S 5574not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 317
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