New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S496 — Relates to the commissioner's duty to ensure employers inform employees about certain provisions in employment contracts

Last action — Senate Floor Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY A618

  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.130

  5. REFERRED TO LABOR

  6. RETURNED TO SENATE

  7. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  8. REFERRED TO LABOR

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  10. PASSED SENATE

  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  13. 1ST REPORT CAL.252

  14. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote — Labor

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Christopher Ryan — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
Mario Mattera — Yea
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Rolison — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Steve Rhoads — Yea

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Floor vote

Passed 61 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61002
Total 61002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (63)
Member Party Vote
Alexis Weik — Yea
Andrea Stewart-Cousins — Yea
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
Andrew J. Lanza — Yea
Anthony H. Palumbo — Yea
April Baskin — Yea
Brad Hoylman-Sigal — Yea
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Christopher Ryan — Yea
Cordell Cleare — Yea
Dan Stec — Yea
Dean Murray — Yea
George Borrello — Yea
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jack M. Martins — Yea
Jake Ashby — Yea
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
James Tedisco — Yea
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Yea
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — Yea
José M. Serrano — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Kristen Gonzalez — Yea
Lea Webb — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Not Voting
Liz Krueger — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Mario Mattera — Yea
Mark Walczyk — Yea
Michael Gianaris — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Monica Martinez — Yea
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Pamela Helming — Yea
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick — Yea
Patricia Fahy — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Yea
Pete Harckham — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Rachel May — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Ortt — Yea
Robert Rolison — Yea
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Samra Brouk — Yea
Sean Ryan — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Siela Bynoe — Yea
Simcha Felder — Yea
Stephen T. Chan — Yea
Steve Rhoads — Yea
Thomas F. O'Mara — Yea
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Yea
Zellnor Myrie — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Committee vote — Labor

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Christopher Ryan — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
Mario Mattera — Yea
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Rolison — Yea
Sean Ryan — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Steve Rhoads — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does S496 do?
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 S496?
S496 is sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez.
What is the current status of S496?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S496?
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