# New York A 4040: Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

New York A 4040, Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Micah Lasher (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (SIGNED CHAP.649) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 4040
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-12-19, SIGNED CHAP.649
- Sponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Subjects: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, CODES, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 66 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger protections against unfair housing practices: benefit, medium. New York law allows housing discrimination claims based on discriminatory effects, without proof that anyone meant to discriminate. This covers actual or predicted unequal effects on protected groups, or practices that create, reinforce, or continue housing segregation. Protected traits include rac…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Bores (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Levenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emerita Torres (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Gallagher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Grace Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Zaccaro Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Wright (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Noah Burroughs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Carroll (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Philip Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tommy Schiavoni (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 39 | 20 |   |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 95 | 46 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.649 (House)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: 3RD READING CAL.1439 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4067A (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.383 (House)
- 2025-06-04: RULES REPORT CAL.383 (House)
- 2025-06-04: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-28: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-04-02: REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-02-26: PRINT NUMBER 4040A (House)
- 2025-02-26: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2025-01-30: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4040A)
- Original, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4040)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4040A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4040)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A4040-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).