Bill Commons

NY S 1220

in committee

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for prospective employers to make certain inquiries relating to criminal convictions

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1220 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1220 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

What is NY S 1220 about?

Establishes it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any prospective employer to make an inquiry about, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved based upon, any criminal conviction of such individual unless such employer first makes a conditional offer of employment to such individual.

Who sponsors NY S 1220?

Jamaal Bailey is the primary sponsor of NY S 1220.

Description

Establishes it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any prospective employer to make an inquiry about, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved based upon, any criminal conviction of such individual unless such employer first makes a conditional offer of employment to such individual.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jamaal Baileyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2225not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 2218not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3389not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1423not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1220?summary=&detail=

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