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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5436: Relates to preventing discrimination and increasing awareness of rights for employees with menstrual-related conditions, perimenopausal-related conditions and menopausal-related conditions

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 5436 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to preventing discrimination and increasing awareness of rights for employees with menstrual-related conditions, perimenopausal-related conditions and menopausal-related conditions. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 5436B.

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Official summary

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

Relates to preventing discrimination and increasing awareness of rights for employees with menstrual-related conditions, perimenopausal-related conditions and menopausal-related conditions; requires employers to provide employees with an informational pamphlet on any regulations relating to the rights of employees.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“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 5436B
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  3. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  4. PRINT NUMBER 5436A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  6. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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