S 4197 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the ethical duty of public officers not to engage in or permit behavior which violates the human rights law

Summary

Relates to the ethical standards of officers or employees of a state agency, members of the legislature and legislative employees with regard to engaging in acts of discrimination, sexual harassment or creating a hostile workplace.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

S4197 → S4197A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand its scope from only the Public Officers Law to include the Executive Law, broadening the ethical standards applied to state employees. It also updated the effective date and committee assignment to reflect the bill's progress through the legislative process.

Scope change

The bill now applies to both the Public Officers Law and the Executive Law, whereas it previously only amended the Public Officers Law.

SCOPE

The bill's title and text were changed to explicitly include amendments to the Executive Law in addition to the Public Officers Law.

REQUIREMENT

The specific ethical duty regarding harassment and discrimination was moved from a new section in the Public Officers Law to an amendment of an existing paragraph in the Public Officers Law, while a new requirement regarding training exemptions was added to the Executive Law.

TIMELINE

The effective date clause was updated to reflect the bill's current status as an amended version (S4197-A).

TECHNICAL

The committee assignment was updated to show the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance after being discharged and amended.

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4197A

upper

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor