Bill Commons

NY A 2589

passed one chamber

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 2589 pass?

Not yet. NY A 2589 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-04-29. Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 2589 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY A 2589?

Anna Kelles is the primary sponsor of NY A 2589, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-29 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Anna Kellesprimary
  • Donna Lupardocosponsor
  • Jonathan Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor
  • Steven Otiscosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • William Coltoncosponsor
  • Joe Angelinocosponsor
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • David Weprincosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor
  • Grace Leecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-18

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-02

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-02

    PRINT NUMBER 2589A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2025-05-13

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-05-13

    REPORTED

  7. 2025-05-13

    RULES REPORT CAL.188

  8. 2025-05-13

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.188

  9. 2025-05-14

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  10. 2025-05-14

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  11. 2025-05-14

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN SENATE

  13. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. 2026-01-07

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.94

  15. 2026-04-29

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  16. 2026-04-29

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  17. 2026-04-29

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2025-05-14 · pass · 134-13

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: no
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: no
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Lemondes: excused
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Maher: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: no
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • Mamdani: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Griffin: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Dais: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • McDonough: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: yes
    • Davila: excused
    • Hooks: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • DiPietro: no
    • Jensen: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: no
    • Brown EA: no
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: no
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eichenstein: no
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Epstein: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: no
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: no
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Cashman: no
    • Powers: yes
    • Moreno: yes

  • Assembly Vote - Vote 2

    2026-04-29 · pass · 126-8

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: no
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: no
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Lemondes: excused
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Maher: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: no
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • Mamdani: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Griffin: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Dais: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • McDonough: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: yes
    • Davila: excused
    • Hooks: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • DiPietro: no
    • Jensen: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: no
    • Brown EA: no
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: no
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eichenstein: no
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Epstein: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: no
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: no
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Cashman: no
    • Powers: yes
    • Moreno: yes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2589?summary=&detail=

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