New York A 1037: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information

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A01037 Summary:

BILL NOA01037A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKim (MS)

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COSPNSRGibbs, Raga, Simon

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MLTSPNSRCook, Woerner

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Amd §296, Exec L

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Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose their date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.

Go to top A01037 Actions:

BILL NOA01037A

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

01/08/2026print number 1037a

01/12/2026reported referred to codes

Go to topA01037 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA01037 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01037 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1037--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KIM, GIBBS, RAGA, SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
 M. of A. COOK, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting an employ-
 er, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring
 that a prospective employee disclose their date of graduation from an
 educational institution on an initial employment application or during
 an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational quali-
 fication or need

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3-a of section 296 of the executive law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 3 (a-1) For any employer, licensing agency or employment agency to
 4 request or require that a prospective employee disclose their date of
 5 graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment
 6 application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide
 7 occupational qualification or need.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 9 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
 10 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
 11 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 12 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00939-02-6

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