New York S 726: 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

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S00726 Summary:

BILL NOS00726A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02589-A

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, RAMOS, RIVERA,
 SALAZAR, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §16, Civ Rts L

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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.

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BILL NOS00726A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

04/01/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

04/01/2025PRINT NUMBER 726A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 726--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZA-
 LEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, RIVERA, SALAZAR, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
 sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
 of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age Discrimination
 in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 16
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 16. Waiver of state immunity. The state hereby waives its sovereign
 4 immunity in state and federal courts with regard to all claims, actions
 5 and proceedings brought pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabili-
 6 ties Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336, as amended), the federal Fair Labor
 7 Standards Act of 1938, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
 8 of 1967, and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The provisions
 9 of such acts shall apply to the state, and any instrumentality or poli-
 10 tical subdivision thereof.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00051-03-5

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