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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2497: Relates to the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence by a person alleging discrimination

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 2497 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence by a person alleging discrimination. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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.

Permits the admissibility of testimony that a person reported acts of discrimination to another person in a civil trial under the human rights law, including the contents of such report.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
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 JUDICIARY
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.240
  7. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  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