S 496 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

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 status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors