S 2497

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 11, 2026.

Relates to the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence by a person alleging discrimination.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-2497

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Judiciary

Senate in_committee 2026-02-11

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Andrew Gounardes

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-01-21	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-11	Status	in_committee
2026-02-11	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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