S8338

An act to amend the Executive Law to codify disparate impact analysis for workplace discrimination cases — 2025-06-09 · Calendar #1725

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗ Signed ✓ — Signed by Governor

The New York State Senate passed legislation Tuesday to codify disparate impact analysis for workplace discrimination cases under the state's Human Rights Law, with a vote of 58-3. Senate Print 8338, sponsored by Sen. Mayer, was advanced in response to a Trump administration executive order issued in April 2025 that declared disparate impact analysis unconstitutional and directed the federal government to eliminate its use in civil rights enforcement. Mayer argued the bill is necessary to preserve New York's longstanding commitment to robust antidiscrimination protections in employment and ensure plaintiffs can continue bringing disparate impact cases under state law despite federal efforts to curtail such analysis. Senators Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Lanza, and Walczyk voted against the measure.

Passed Senate Ayes: 58 · Nays: 3

Debate Summary

Sen. Mayer explained her affirmative vote, stating the bill codifies disparate impact analysis under New York's Human Rights Law in response to a Trump administration executive order issued in April 2025 that declared disparate impact analysis unconstitutional and directed the federal government to eliminate its use. Mayer argued the bill is necessary to preserve New York's longstanding commitment to robust antidiscrimination protections in employment and ensure plaintiffs can continue bringing disparate impact cases under state law despite federal efforts to curtail such analysis.

Roll Call — Official API Data

Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.

Senator	Vote	Party	District
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.	AYE	Democrat	SD-15
Jake Ashby	AYE	Republican	SD-43
Jamaal Bailey	AYE	Democrat	SD-36
April Baskin	AYE	Democrat	SD-63
George Borrello	AYE	Republican	SD-57
Jabari Brisport	AYE	Democrat	SD-25
Samra Brouk	AYE	Democrat	SD-55
Siela Bynoe	AYE	Democrat	SD-6
Stephen T. Chan	AYE	Republican	SD-17
Cordell Cleare	AYE	Democrat	SD-30
Leroy Comrie	AYE	Democrat	SD-14
Jeremy Cooney	AYE	Democrat	SD-56
Patricia Fahy	AYE	Democrat	SD-46
Nathalia Fernandez	AYE	Democrat	SD-34
Patrick M. Gallivan	AYE	Republican	SD-60
Michael Gianaris	AYE	Democrat	SD-12
Kristen Gonzalez	AYE	Democrat	SD-59
Andrew Gounardes	AYE	Democrat	SD-26
Joseph A. Griffo	AYE	Republican	SD-53
Pete Harckham	AYE	Democrat	SD-40
Pamela Helming	AYE	Republican	SD-54
Michelle Hinchey	AYE	Democrat	SD-41
Brad Hoylman-Sigal	AYE	Democrat	SD-47
Robert Jackson	AYE	Democrat	SD-31
Brian Kavanagh	AYE	Democrat	SD-27
Liz Krueger	AYE	Democrat	SD-28
John Liu	AYE	Democrat	SD-16
Monica Martinez	AYE	Democrat	SD-4
Jack M. Martins	AYE	Republican	SD-7
Mario Mattera	AYE	Republican	SD-2
Rachel May	AYE	Democrat	SD-48
Shelley Mayer	AYE	Democrat	SD-37
Zellnor Myrie	AYE	Democrat	SD-20
Thomas F. O'Mara	AYE	Republican	SD-58
Peter Oberacker	AYE	Republican	SD-51
Robert Ortt	AYE	Republican	SD-62
Anthony H. Palumbo	AYE	Republican	SD-1
Kevin S. Parker	AYE	Democrat	SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud	AYE	Democrat	SD-19
Jessica Ramos	AYE	Democrat	SD-13
Steve Rhoads	AYE	Republican	SD-5
Gustavo Rivera	AYE	Democrat	SD-33
Robert Rolison	AYE	Republican	SD-39
Christopher Ryan	AYE	Democrat	SD-50
Sean Ryan	AYE	Democrat	SD-61
Julia Salazar	AYE	Democrat	SD-18
James Sanders Jr.	AYE	Democrat	SD-10
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton	AYE	Democrat	SD-23
Luis R. Sepúlveda	AYE	Democrat	SD-32
José M. Serrano	AYE	Democrat	SD-29
James Skoufis	AYE	Democrat	SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky	AYE	Democrat	SD-11
Dan Stec	AYE	Republican	SD-45
Andrea Stewart-Cousins	AYE	Democrat	SD-35
Sam Sutton	AYE	Democrat	SD-22
James Tedisco	AYE	Republican	SD-44
Lea Webb	AYE	Democrat	SD-52
William Weber	AYE	Republican	SD-38
Alexis Weik	AYE	Republican	SD-8
Dean Murray	EXC	Republican	SD-3
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	NAY	Republican	SD-9
Andrew J. Lanza	NAY	Republican	SD-24
Mark Walczyk	NAY	Republican	SD-49

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator	Vote	Party
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican