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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 486: Provides for equitable disability policies

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 486 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for equitable disability policies. Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 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.

Provides for equitable disability policies; prohibits any difference, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin in the amount or payment of premiums or rate charges, or in the benefits payable, or in any of the other terms or conditions of any policy of disability insurance under the workers' compensation law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carrie WoernerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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
  2. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

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