S2447 (2025-26 session)

NY State bill

Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims by requiring a person or persons prove that an unlawful motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor" or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.

Title
Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2025-26 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2026-02-25
In committee
Governmental Operations
Introduced
2025-01-17
Same as
A4992
Law section
Executive Law

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Heard in committee

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Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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