# New York S 8338: Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect

New York S 8338, Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Mayer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (SIGNED CHAP.706) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8338
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-03
- Last action: 2025-12-19, SIGNED CHAP.706
- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: RULES, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (178 yes, 49 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Workers can challenge discrimination without proving intent: benefit, medium. New York workers and job applicants can challenge discriminatory work practices without proving an intent to discriminate. They must first prove that a practice caused or predictably will cause unequal effects on a legally protected group. The employer must then prove the practice is job-related an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 98 | 46 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 3 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.706 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.593 (House)
- 2025-06-10: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8699A (House)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1725 (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8338)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8338)

## Related
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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)
- [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8338-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).