---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to fair, non-biased compensation"
description: "Relates to fair, non-biased compensation; removes language regarding bringing actions in court regarding compensation discrimination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 6935"
citation: "New York S 6935 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BENJAMIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-06"
last_action: "2020-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c113814-af24-45a0-bd74-11024a17c1a8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6935"
source_hash: "167817b66d6ec94a90ada7a06a009fa5ba64917b1cadefca0fa662e34e4497dc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 6935 (2019-2020) — Relates to fair, non-biased compensation

Relates to fair, non-biased compensation; removes language regarding bringing actions in court regarding compensation discrimination.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S6935** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6935&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **57–5** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **17–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **135–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BENJAMIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.14
- **2020-01-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-01-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-28** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8973
- **2020-03-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.465
- **2020-03-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-03-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-04-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-04-17** SIGNED CHAP.41 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c113814-af24-45a0-bd74-11024a17c1a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).