New York A 4040: Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

Status: SIGNED CHAP.649 (as of 2025-12-19)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4040

Sponsors: Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, Andrew Hevesi, Anna Kelles, Dana Levenberg, Deborah Glick, Emerita Torres, Emily Gallagher, Grace Lee, Harvey Epstein, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, John Zaccaro Jr., Jonathan Jacobson, Jordan Wright, Karines Reyes, Kwani O'Pharrow, Larinda Hooks, Linda Rosenthal, MaryJane Shimsky, Noah Burroughs, Patrick J. Carroll, Philip Ramos, Rebecca Seawright, Stefani Zinerman, Tommy Schiavoni

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A04040 Summary:

BILL NOA04040A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04067-A

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSRWright, Carroll P, Epstein, Glick, Gonzalez-Rojas, Hevesi, Hooks, Kelles, Levenberg, O'Pharrow,
 Reyes, Shimsky, Tapia, Torres, Zaccaro, Zinerman, Gallagher, Schiavoni, Lee, Ramos, Burroughs,
 Bores, Rosenthal, Jacobson, Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd &sect;296, Exec L

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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.

Go to top A04040 Actions:

BILL NOA04040A

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

02/26/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

02/26/2025print number 4040a

04/02/2025reported referred to codes

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

06/04/2025reported 

06/04/2025rules report cal.383

06/04/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.383

06/06/2025passed assembly

06/06/2025delivered to senate

06/06/2025REFERRED TO RULES

06/11/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S4067A

06/11/20253RD READING CAL.1439

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

12/08/2025delivered to governor

12/19/2025signed chap.649

Go to topA04040 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

SimonAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAbsent

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2025AYE/NAY:20/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithExcused

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA04040 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:06/06/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 95/46Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

Yes &#8225

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

ER 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

ER 

Gallagher 

No 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

No &#8225

Smith 

No 

Angelino 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

No 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

No 

Pirozzolo 

No 

Smullen 

No 

Bailey 

No 

Chang 

No 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

No 

Barclay 

No 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

No 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

ER 

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

No 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

No 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

ER 

Glick 

Yes &#8225

Magnarelli 

Yes &#8225

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

No 

Bendett 

Yes &#8225

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

No 

Maher 

Yes &#8225

Ramos 

No 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

No 

Gray 

ER 

Mamdani 

No 

Reilly 

No 

Tannousis 

Yes 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

No 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

ER 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cunningham 

No 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

No 

Blankenbush 

ER 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

No &#8225

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

No 

Blumencranz 

Yes 

Davila 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

Yes 

Valdez 

No 

Bologna 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Meeks 

Yes 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

No 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Hyndman 

No 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes 

Walker 

No 

Brabenec 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jackson 

No 

Miller 

Yes 

Sayegh 

No 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

No 

DiPietro 

No 

Jensen 

No 

Molitor 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

No 

Brook-Krasny 

No 

Durso 

Yes 

Jones 

No 

Morinello 

No 

Sempolinski 

ER 

Williams 

No 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes

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