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Home/Bills/S 6629New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
Senate BillIntroducedEXC

S 6629: Prohibits any employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency, or employees or agents thereof, to seek high school, college or graduate program graduation dates from a prospective employee for an interview or as a condition for employment.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 6629 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their graduation dates during the interview process or as a condition for employment. This practice is considered discriminatory and is intended to protect job applicants from being unfairly excluded based on their educational background. The bill aims to promote fairness and equal opportunities in the hiring process, ensuring that applicants are judged solely on their qualifications and skills.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6629
What is the current status of S 6629?
As of January 8, 2026, S 6629 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
Did S 6629 pass?
Not yet. S 6629 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6629, and where is it now?
S 6629 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations. It is filed under EXC, alongside 143 other New York EXC bills this session.
Author and sponsors
Sen. Robert JacksonAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Mar. 19, 2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 19, 2025 · 196 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6629 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting employers from seeking graduation dates from prospective employees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 20 to read as follows: 3 20. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice of any employer, 4 labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency, or employees 5 or agents thereof, to seek high school, college or graduate program 6 graduation dates from a prospective employee for an interview or as a 7 condition for employment. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05870-01-5
Text of S 6629 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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