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NY S 496

substituted

Relates to the commissioner's duty to ensure employers inform employees about certain provisions in employment contracts

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 496 pass?

The current status of NY S 496 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-04): SUBSTITUTED BY A618

What is NY S 496 about?

Requires employers to inform their employees that non-disclosure or non-disparagement provisions in their employment contracts do not prohibit them from speaking with law enforcement, the equal employment opportunity commission, the state division of human rights, a local commission on human rights, or an attorney retained by the employee.

Who sponsors NY S 496?

Nathalia Fernandez is the primary sponsor of NY S 496, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires employers to inform their employees that non-disclosure or non-disparagement provisions in their employment contracts do not prohibit them from speaking with law enforcement, the equal employment opportunity commission, the state division of human rights, a local commission on human rights, or an attorney retained by the employee.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-04 — SUBSTITUTED BY A618
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nathalia Fernandezprimary
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Lea Webbcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-04

    1ST REPORT CAL.252

  3. 2025-02-05

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-02-10

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-03-11

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  6. 2025-03-11

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2025-03-11

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  9. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-01-21

    1ST REPORT CAL.130

  12. 2026-01-27

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  13. 2026-01-28

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  14. 2026-02-04

    SUBSTITUTED BY A618

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Labor Vote

    2025-02-04 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes

  • Floor Vote

    2025-03-11 · pass · 61-0

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Simcha Felder: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

  • Labor Vote

    2026-01-21 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes

Related bills

  • substituted-by: A 618
  • Prior session: A 11301not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2035not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 457not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4361not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 618

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S496?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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