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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4042: Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"

Passed both chambers 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 4042 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act". Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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 adult changing tables to be placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need help with diapering at commercial places of public amusement and state-owned buildings open to the public.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 5 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.341
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6219B
  5. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. REPASSED SENATE
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4042B
  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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