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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1182: Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions

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 1182 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 1182A.

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.

Provides that the court shall not reduce jury awards as excessive in employment discrimination actions unless the court finds exceptional circumstances which compel the conclusion that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption or that remittitur or additur is necessary to avoid a complete miscarriage of justice.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SeawrightPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Jenifer RajkumarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Nily RozicCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. PRINT NUMBER 1182A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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