New York Senate Bill 6577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on August 12 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-12 - signed chap.160
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws.

Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws.

Sen. Alessandra Biaggi [D]

Sen. Andrew Gounardes [D]

Sen. Anna Kaplan [D]

Sen. John Liu [D]

2019-06-19 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 62 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-18 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-12	Senate	signed chap.160
2019-08-12	Assembly	delivered to governor
2019-06-19	Assembly	RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2019-06-19	Assembly	PASSED SENATE
2019-06-19	Assembly	3RD READING CAL.1663
2019-06-19	Assembly	SUBSTITUTED FOR S6577
2019-06-19	Assembly	REFERRED TO RULES
2019-06-19	Senate	delivered to senate
2019-06-19	Senate	passed assembly
2019-06-18	Senate	ordered to third reading rules cal.580
2019-06-18	Senate	rules report cal.580
2019-06-18	Senate	reported
2019-06-18	Senate	reported referred to rules
2019-06-17	Senate	reported referred to ways and means
2019-06-16	Senate	referred to codes
2019-06-19	Senate	SUBSTITUTED BY A8421
2019-06-18	Senate	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1663
2019-06-16	Senate	REFERRED TO RULES

A08421 (Same As) 2019-08-12 - signed chap.160

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6577
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06577&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S06577
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6577#SC1
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6577#SF1