A 4040 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

Summary

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Dec 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

A4040 → A4040A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's housing discrimination law to clarify how courts evaluate claims of disparate impact discrimination. The main change adds a new provision stating that nothing in the disparate impact standard should limit or override broader interpretations of discriminatory practices available under the law.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on housing discrimination cases, but it now includes an explicit safeguard ensuring that disparate impact analysis does not restrict other forms of liability under the human rights law.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (f) that clarifies the disparate impact standard does not limit or override other interpretations of discriminatory practices available under the executive law.

TECHNICAL

Changed 'section' to 'article' in the opening language of the new subdivision to better align with the structure of the executive law.

Added new sponsors (GALLAGHER, SCHIAVONI, LEE) to the bill and updated committee status to reflect it was discharged, amended, and recommitted.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 6, 2025

How they voted

39–20

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 11, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

1 Yea 20 Nay 1

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 19, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.649

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4040A

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors