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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2271: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information

Passed one chamber 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

S 2271 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information. Primary sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose their age, date of birth or date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz KruegerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.339
  7. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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