Senate Bill S264

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates unlawful discriminatory practices relating to persons recovering from substance use disorder

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S264 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §296-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5832
2021-2022: S2975
2023-2024: S1175

2025-S264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from substance use disorder.

2025-S264 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    264
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
   ry practices by government agencies  relating  to  persons  recovering
   from substance use disorder
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  296-e
 to read as follows:
   §  296-E.  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICES  BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 RELATING TO PERSONS RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. 1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "GOVERNMENT  AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD,
 BUREAU, COMMISSION, OFFICE, AGENCY, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AUTHORITY  OR
 PUBLIC  CORPORATION  OF  THE  STATE  OR  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
 GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  OR  PUBLIC
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
   (B)  "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH
 IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   2. IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE  FOR  A  GOVERNMENT
 AGENCY  EMPLOYER  TO DENY EMPLOYMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SOLELY ON
 THE BASIS THAT SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS  RECOVERING  FROM  SUBSTANCE
 USE DISORDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00301-01-5

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