A 2589 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Summary

Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

A2589 → A2589A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new sponsor, Shimsky, and to clarify that the state's waiver of sovereign immunity applies to both state and federal courts. This ensures the legal waiver is explicitly clear across all judicial venues.

Scope change

The scope of the waiver was clarified to explicitly include both state and federal courts, whereas the previous version did not specify the court system.

TECHNICAL

Added sponsor Shimsky to the list of bill sponsors.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the text to explicitly state that the waiver of sovereign immunity applies in both state and federal courts.

TIMELINE

Added procedural history indicating the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted.

Floor votes · Assembly May 14, 2025

How they voted

135–14

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 152

May 14, 2025

D Democratic105

95 Yea 8 Nay 2

90% Yea

R Republican47

40 Yea 6 Nay 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 14, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 13, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2589A

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors