New York A 2589: Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts
Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-04-29)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2589
Sponsors: Anna Kelles, Angelo Santabarbara, Chris Burdick, David Weprin, Demond Meeks, Donna Lupardo, Grace Lee, Harvey Epstein, Jo Anne Simon, Joe Angelino, Jonathan Jacobson, Karines Reyes, Manny De Los Santos, Maritza Davila, MaryJane Shimsky, Phil Steck, Rebecca Seawright, Steven Otis, William Colton
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A02589 Summary: BILL NOA02589A   SAME ASSAME AS S00726-A   SPONSORKelles   COSPNSRLupardo, Jacobson, Meeks, Santabarbara, Otis, Epstein, Seawright, Simon, Steck, Davila, Reyes, Colton, Angelino, Burdick, Weprin, Shimsky, De Los Santos, Lee   MLTSPNSR   Add §16, Civ Rts L   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. Go to top A02589 Actions: BILL NOA02589A   01/21/2025referred to governmental operations 03/18/2025reported referred to ways and means 04/02/2025amend and recommit to ways and means 04/02/2025print number 2589a 05/13/2025reported referred to rules 05/13/2025reported 05/13/2025rules report cal.188 05/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.188 05/14/2025passed assembly 05/14/2025delivered to senate 05/14/2025REFERRED TO CODES 01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE 01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.94 04/29/2026passed assembly 04/29/2026delivered to senate 04/29/2026REFERRED TO CODES Go to topA02589 Committee Votes: Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald DATE:03/18/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye GlickAyeSimpsonAye KimAyeNovakhovAye Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye WilliamsAye RagaAye SimoneAye ShimskyAye KassayAye BurroughsAye Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:31/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay ColtonAyeHawleyAye CookAyeBlankenbushAye BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye WeprinAyeWalshNay RamosAyeDeStefanoAye BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye McDonaldAyeSmullenAye RozicAyeGiglioAye DinowitzAye MagnarelliAye BronsonAye DilanAye SeawrightAye HyndmanAye WalkerAye Bichotte HermelAye SimonAye CruzAye OtisAbsent SolagesAye HunterAye EpsteinAye SeptimoAye Committee:RULES Chair:Glick DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:27/1 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye PretlowAyeHawleyAye CookAyeBlankenbushAye GlickAyeRaNay DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye ColtonAyePalmesanoAye MagnarelliAyeReillyAye PaulinAyeSmithAye Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye BenedettoAye LavineExcused LupardoAye BraunsteinAye DavilaExcused HyndmanAye RozicAye BronsonAye HevesiAye HunterAye TaylorAye CruzAye VanelAye Go to topA02589 Floor Votes: DATE:05/14/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 134/13Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P No Friend Yes Lee No Peoples-Stokes Yes Slater Yes Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes ‡ Gallagher ER Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Chandler-Waterm Yes Gallahan Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smullen Yes Bailey Yes Chang Yes Gandolfo Yes Lucas Yes Pretlow Yes Solages Yes Barclay Yes Chludzinski Yes Gibbs Yes Lunsford Yes Ra Yes Steck Yes Barrett Yes Clark Yes Giglio Yes Lupardo Yes Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Colton Yes Glick Yes Magnarelli Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Conrad Yes Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Maher Yes Ramos No Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Cook Yes Gray ER Mamdani Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis Yes Berger Yes Cruz Yes Griffin Yes Manktelow Yes Reyes Yes Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cunningham Yes Hawley Yes McDonald Yes Rivera Yes Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Dais Yes Hevesi Yes ‡ McDonough Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz ER Davila Yes Hooks Yes McMahon Yes Rosenthal Yes Valdez Yes Bologna Yes De Los Santos Yes Hunter Yes Meeks Yes Rozic Yes Vanel Yes Bores Yes DeStefano Yes Hyndman Yes Mikulin Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec Yes Dilan Yes Jackson Yes Miller Yes Sayegh No Walsh Yes Braunstein Yes Dinowitz Yes Jacobson Yes Mitaynes Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson No ‡ DiP
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