New York S 2447: Relates to creating the cell phone users' bill of rights

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S02447 Summary:

BILL NOS02447 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04992

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SPONSORMAYER

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §296, Exec L

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Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims by requiring a person or persons prove that an unlawful motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor" or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.249

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/10/2025PASSED SENATE

03/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/10/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.342

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2026PASSED SENATE

02/25/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2447

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAYER, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
 Government Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the stand-
 ard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
 3 23. Notwithstanding any federal or local statute to the contrary, a
 4 person or persons bringing intentional discrimination or retaliation
 5 claims under this article shall be required to prove that an unlawful
 6 motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor"
 7 or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03515-01-5

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