---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights"
description: "Establishes a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 9039"
citation: "New York S 9039 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BIAGGI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-05-04"
last_action: "2022-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab5214d0-6502-4be5-ae4e-2a909e5b2021"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S9039"
source_hash: "a29f12aa028cc95c04745d6736710871b7ae80aefabc2f0239da09c95941f445"
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 9039 (2021-2022) — Establishes a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights

Establishes a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights.

## Version chain

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

1. **S9039** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S9039&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S9039A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S9039A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **100–49** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **14–6** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **41–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BIAGGI — primary (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- CLEARE — cosponsor (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- HINCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-04** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 9039A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-31** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1622
- **2022-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-31** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-31** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10094A
- **2022-05-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.493
- **2022-05-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-13** SIGNED CHAP.218 `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-13** APPROVAL MEMO.6

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab5214d0-6502-4be5-ae4e-2a909e5b2021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).