New York S 3469: Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual harassment complaints

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S03469 Summary:

BILL NOS03469 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT, STEC, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §297, Exec L

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Extends the statute of limitations for complaints alleging cases of sexual harassment in employment, to 3 years or within 1 year of the complainant's employment termination at such employer, whichever is later.

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BILL NOS03469 

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3469

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT, STEC,
 WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to extending the statute
 of limitations for certain sexual harassment complaints

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 297 of the executive law, as
 2 amended by section 656 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 5. Any complaint filed pursuant to this section must be so filed with-
 5 in three years after the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice or,
 6 when the case involves employment at a state agency or instrumentality
 7 thereof, the office of the governor or the state legislature, within
 8 three years after the alleged unlawful discriminatory practices or with-
 9 in one year of complainant's employment termination at such employer,
 10 whichever is later.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 12 have become a law, and shall apply to any complaint filed on, before or
 13 after such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07350-01-5

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