S 726 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

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.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S726 → S726A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add three new sponsors and update the committee status to reflect that the bill has been discharged, amended, and recommitted. The substantive legal text regarding the waiver of sovereign immunity remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the section numbering and text layout.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new laws or rights were added or removed.

ELIGIBILITY

Added four new sponsors (Senators Brisport, Cleare, Comrie, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Harckham, Jackson, Rivera, Salazar, and Webb) to the list of bill authors.

TIMELINE

Updated the procedural history to indicate the bill was discharged from committee, amended, reprinted, and recommitted.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted section numbering and text formatting (e.g., inserting 'in state and federal courts' and renumbering lines) without altering the legal meaning.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 726A

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors