Micah Lasher’s Bills
A4040 · 2025–2026

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

Signed into law, Chapter 649 of 2025

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.

Official record

Official summary · NYS Open LegislationCodifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.

What it does: AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to codifying the disparate impact standard in the human rights law

Legislative history

  1. 2025-01-30Assembly: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. 2025-02-26Assembly: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  3. 2025-02-26Assembly: PRINT NUMBER 4040A
  4. 2025-04-02Assembly: REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  5. 2025-05-28Assembly: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. 2025-06-04Assembly: REPORTED
  7. 2025-06-04Assembly: RULES REPORT CAL.383
  8. 2025-06-04Assembly: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.383
  9. 2025-06-06Assembly: PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. 2025-06-06Assembly: DELIVERED TO SENATE
  11. 2025-06-06Senate: REFERRED TO RULES
  12. 2025-06-11Senate: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4067A
  13. 2025-06-11Senate: 3RD READING CAL.1439
  14. 2025-06-11Senate: PASSED SENATE
  15. 2025-06-11Senate: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  16. 2025-12-08Assembly: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  17. 2025-12-19Assembly: SIGNED CHAP.649