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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 10297: Requires employers to provide a leave of absence for an employee to use for colon cancer screenings

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 10297 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires employers to provide a leave of absence for an employee to use for colon cancer screenings. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires employers to provide a leave of absence of at least four hours for every 12 month period for an employee to use for colon cancer screenings.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SeawrightPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source