---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence"
description: "Prohibits discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 8417"
citation: "New York S 8417 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PERSAUD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f8dd2e9-a410-40cf-b74f-2ec5904e5bc1"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8417"
source_hash: "e424c014d2e0650adb7611bfca3462923932cdefa8e445c5d55d151b3a3e6297"
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 8417 (2021-2022) — Prohibits discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence

Prohibits discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8417&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S8417A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S8417A)
3. **S8417B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S8417B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: B — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PERSAUD — primary (person)
- ADDABBO — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** PRINT NUMBER 8417A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-04** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** PRINT NUMBER 8417B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-25** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.757
- **2022-04-26** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-04-26** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-04-26** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9601B
- **2022-05-04** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.91
- **2022-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-04** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** SIGNED CHAP.202 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f8dd2e9-a410-40cf-b74f-2ec5904e5bc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).