A 1037 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information

Summary

Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose their date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

A1037 → A1037A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill removes the prohibition on employers asking for a prospective employee's age and date of birth, while keeping the ban on requesting graduation dates. The change narrows the scope of the age discrimination protections in the executive law, allowing employers to collect age and birthdate information during hiring processes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing protections against age and date of birth disclosure requests, while maintaining protections against graduation date disclosure requests.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the prohibition on employers requesting or requiring disclosure of age and date of birth from prospective employees on initial employment applications or during interviews.

Modified the remaining prohibition to only cover requests for date of graduation from educational institutions, excluding age and date of birth from the protected categories.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date language from 'first January next succeeding' to 'first of January next succeeding' for consistency in the effective date provision.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1037A

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors