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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4040: Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

Enacted 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 4040 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law. Primary sponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.649.

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Official summary

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

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Democratic/Working Families 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Micah LasherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Kwani O'PharrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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. SIGNED CHAP.649
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.1439
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S4067A
  7. REFERRED TO RULES
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.383
  11. RULES REPORT CAL.383
  12. REPORTED

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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