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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed"
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description: "Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "A 8421"
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citation: "New York A 8421 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["SIMOTAS"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-06-16"
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last_action: "2019-08-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48c388db-6f31-4473-b26c-8616c05fe333"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8421"
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source_hash: "541d224f7acf759365cc18da751bd1df3ee8e5109fbec40d075b8ca5d085d3e8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 8421 (2019-2020) — Relates to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed
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Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A8421** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8421&term=2019&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **128–20** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- SIMOTAS — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-06-16** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18** REPORTED
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- **2019-06-18** RULES REPORT CAL.580
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- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.580
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- **2019-06-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2019-06-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2019-06-19** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6577
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- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1663
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- **2019-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2019-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2019-08-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-12** SIGNED CHAP.160 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48c388db-6f31-4473-b26c-8616c05fe333`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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