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NY A 1306

in committee

Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1306 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1306 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 1306 about?

Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.

Who sponsors NY A 1306?

Demond Meeks is the primary sponsor of NY A 1306, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Description

Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Demond Meeksprimary
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Harry B. Bronsoncosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • Stefani Zinermancosponsor
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • Philip Ramoscosponsor
  • Eddie Gibbscosponsor
  • Steven Ragacosponsor
  • Nikki Lucascosponsor
  • Amanda Septimocosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • George Alvarezcosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyncosponsor
  • Robert Smullencosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Judy Griffincosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-15

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-15

    PRINT NUMBER 1306A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-05-19

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10118not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1784not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 986

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1306?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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