# New York S 3398: Relates to enacting the reasonable accommodation anti-retaliation act

New York S 3398, Relates to enacting the reasonable accommodation anti-retaliation act, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrew Gounardes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-05 (SIGNED CHAP.600) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 3398
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to enacting the reasonable accommodation anti-retaliation act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-12-05, SIGNED CHAP.600
- Sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (215 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Retaliation protections for people requesting accommodations: benefit, medium. New York law explicitly bans retaliation or discrimination for requesting reasonable accommodations in any setting covered by its Human Rights Law. It also protects people who oppose banned practices, file complaints, testify, or help in proceedings under that law. Retaliation can include sharing a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 135 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-12-05: SIGNED CHAP.600 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.719 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A4898 (House)
- 2025-06-05: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2025-06-05: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1481 (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3398)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3398)

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- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3398-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).