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NY S 726

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 726 pass?

Not yet. NY S 726 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 726 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 S 726?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 726, joined by 12 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
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • James Sanders Jr.primary
  • Jabari Brisportcosponsor
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Kristen Gonzalezcosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor
  • Lea Webbcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-01

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-01

    PRINT NUMBER 726A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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  • Prior session: S 3249not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 383not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2833not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6698not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2589

Official source

Attribution

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