S 8500 NY
Establishes the New York civil rights act
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Summary
Establishes a right of action for the deprivation of constitutional rights; provides for compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Sponsor (1)
- Zellnor Myrie Democratic · primary
23 coauthors / cosponsors
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael Gianaris Democratic · cosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez Democratic · cosponsor
- Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · cosponsor
- Liz Krueger Democratic · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelley Mayer Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Ramos Democratic · cosponsor
- Gustavo Rivera Democratic · cosponsor
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- James Sanders Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
- Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (6)
- Sep 10, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
- Dec 5, 2025 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES · upper
- Dec 5, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 8500A · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Feb 9, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES · upper
- Feb 9, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 8500B · upper
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