New York A 9305: Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices under the state's human rights law

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A09305 Summary:

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Relates to motivating factors behind unlawful discriminatory practices in employment practices; clarifies the reasonable accommodation process under the state's human rights law.

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12/10/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

03/17/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

03/17/2026print number 9305a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9305--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
 mental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
 ry practices under the state's human rights law

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 296 of the executive law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 3 (e) The failure of an employer to engage in an interactive process to
 4 determine a reasonable accommodation shall be a violation of this
 5 section unless there is no reasonable accommodation that such employer
 6 can provide without undue hardship.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
 8 chapter 600 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows:
 9 7. (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person
 10 engaged in any activity to which this section applies to retaliate or
 11 discriminate against any person because such person has (i) opposed any
 12 practices forbidden under this article, (ii) acted in support of or in
 13 furtherance of the rights protected under this article, (iii) filed a
 14 complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this article,
 15 or [(iii)] (iv) requested a reasonable accommodation under this article.
 16 (b) Retaliation may include, but is not limited to, disclosing an
 17 employee's personnel files because such employee has (i) opposed any
 18 practices forbidden under this article, (ii) acted in support of or in
 19 furtherance of the rights protected under this article, (iii) filed a
 20 complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this article,
 21 or [(iii)] (iv) requested a reasonable accommodation under this article,
 22 except where such disclosure is made in the course of commencing or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14084-02-6

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 1 responding to a complaint in any proceeding under this article or any
 2 other civil or criminal action or other judicial or administrative
 3 proceeding as permitted by applicable law.
 4 § 3. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 5 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
 6 23. An unlawful discriminatory practice is established when the
 7 complaining party demonstrates that an individual's age, race, creed,
 8 color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orien-
 9 tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability,
 10 predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status,
 11 or status as a victim of domestic violence, or status as any other
 12 protected class described in this article was a motivating factor for
 13 any employment practice, regardless of whether other factors also moti-
 14 vated such practice.
 15 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 16 have become a law.

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