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Assembly Bill A2589A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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2025-A2589 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S726
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3651, S2833
2011-2012: A3689, S383
2013-2014: A828, S3249
2015-2016: A5388, S7026
2017-2018: A2546, S1522
2019-2020: A1092, S5208
2021-2022: A7121, S1119
2023-2024: A6541, S1164

2025-A2589 - Summary

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.

2025-A2589 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2589
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLES, LUPARDO, JACOBSON, MEEKS, SANTABARBARA,
   OTIS, EPSTEIN, BUTTENSCHON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,  STECK,  DAVILA,  REYES,
   COLTON,  ANGELINO,  BURDICK,  WEPRIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
   sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
   of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age  Discrimination
   in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  16
 to read as follows:
   § 16. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY.  THE STATE HEREBY WAIVES ITS SOVEREIGN
 IMMUNITY  WITH  REGARD  TO  ALL  CLAIMS, ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT
 PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT  OF  1990  (P.L.
 101-336,  AS AMENDED), THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, THE
 FEDERAL AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967,  AND  THE  FEDERAL
 FAMILY  AND  MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.  THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACTS SHALL APPLY
 TO THE STATE, AND ANY INSTRUMENTALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00051-01-5

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2025-A2589A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S726
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3651, S2833
2011-2012: A3689, S383
2013-2014: A828, S3249
2015-2016: A5388, S7026
2017-2018: A2546, S1522
2019-2020: A1092, S5208
2021-2022: A7121, S1119
2023-2024: A6541, S1164

2025-A2589A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-A2589A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2589--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLES, LUPARDO, JACOBSON, MEEKS, SANTABARBARA,
   OTIS, EPSTEIN, BUTTENSCHON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,  STECK,  DAVILA,  REYES,
   COLTON,  ANGELINO,  BURDICK, WEPRIN, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
   sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
   of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age  Discrimination
   in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  16
 to read as follows:
   § 16. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY.  THE STATE HEREBY WAIVES ITS SOVEREIGN
 IMMUNITY  IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS WITH REGARD TO ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS
 AND PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-
 TIES ACT OF 1990 (P.L. 101-336, AS  AMENDED),  THE  FEDERAL  FAIR  LABOR
 STANDARDS  ACT OF 1938, THE FEDERAL AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
 OF 1967, AND THE FEDERAL FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.   THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  SUCH ACTS SHALL APPLY TO THE STATE, AND ANY INSTRUMENTALITY OR POLI-
 TICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00051-02-5

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