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S 2491 NY
Passed Legislature

Relates to prohibiting certain discriminatory peremptory challenges to prospective jurors

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Mar 10, 2026) REFERRED TO CODES

Summary

Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (16)
  1. Jan 21, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
  2. Apr 9, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.678 · upper
  3. Apr 10, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. Apr 15, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. May 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. May 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. May 12, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
  8. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
  11. Feb 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.368 · upper
  12. Feb 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  13. Feb 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  14. Mar 10, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  15. Mar 10, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  16. Mar 10, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower

Text versions (2)

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  • S2491 · HTML
  • S2491 · PDF

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