New York A 4575: Relates to false representation of affiliation or approval of state or local agencies as false advertising

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A04575 Summary:

BILL NOA04575 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01314

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Amd §350-a, Gen Bus L

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Provides that a false representation of affiliation or approval, or false implication of such affiliation or approval, of any official, state or local agencies or other official source, shall be false advertising.

Go to top A04575 Actions:

BILL NOA04575 

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02/04/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/27/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.651

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.651

06/13/2025substituted by s1314

&nbspS01314 AMEND= GOUNARDES

&nbsp01/09/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/06/20251ST REPORT CAL.940

&nbsp05/07/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/08/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/14/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/14/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/14/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a4575

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.651

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/17/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/21/2025SIGNED CHAP.540

Go to topA04575 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:15/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallExcusedMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaAye

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA04575 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04575 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4575

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to false represen-
 tation of affiliation or approval of state or local agencies

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 350-a of the general business law, as amended by
 2 chapter 615 of the laws of 1988, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 107
 3 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 350-a. False advertising. 1. The term "false advertising" means
 5 advertising, including labeling, of a commodity, or of the kind, charac-
 6 ter, terms or conditions of any employment opportunity if such advertis-
 7 ing is misleading in a material respect. In determining whether any
 8 advertising is misleading, there shall be taken into account (among
 9 other things) not only representations made by statement, word, design,
 10 device, sound or any combination thereof, but also the extent to which
 11 the advertising fails to reveal facts material in the light of such
 12 representations with respect to the commodity or employment to which the
 13 advertising relates under the conditions prescribed in said advertise-
 14 ment, or under such conditions as are customary or usual. For purposes
 15 of this article, with respect to the advertising of an employment oppor-
 16 tunity, it shall be deemed "misleading in a material respect" to either
 17 fail to reveal whether the employment available or being offered
 18 requires or is conditioned upon the purchasing or