New York A 5983: Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise

Status: REFERRED TO LABOR (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5983

Sponsors: Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Amy Paulin, Anil Beephan Jr., Brian Maher, Brian Manktelow, Chris Tague, David DiPietro, David McDonough, Edward Ra, Eric Brown, Jerett Gandolfo, Joe Angelino, Joe DeStefano, John K. Mikulin, John Lemondes, Josh Jensen, Matthew Simpson, Michael Durso, Michael Novakhov, Philip Palmesano, Robert Smullen, Scott H. Bendett, Stephen Hawley, William Colton

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A05983 Summary:

BILL NOA05983 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02382

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SPONSORFitzpatrick

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COSPNSRRa, Tague, Simpson, Novakhov, Gandolfo, Bendett, Smullen, Angelino, Lemondes, Brown E, Hawley,
 DiPietro, Durso, Jensen, Paulin, McDonough, Beephan, Mikulin, DeStefano, Manktelow, Maher,
 Palmesano, Colton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add &sect;215-d, Lab L

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Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise; does not prohibit employers from training or re-training employees on policies against confrontation of theft.

Go to top A05983 Actions:

BILL NOA05983 

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02/25/2025referred to labor

05/28/2025held for consideration in labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

Go to topA05983 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Held for Consideration BronsonAyeDursoNay

ColtonAyeBrabenecNay

BenedettoAyeDiPietroNay

HevesiAyeMorinelloNay

RozicAyeDeStefanoNay

SteckAyeGiglioNay

CruzAyeSlaterNay

ReyesAyeNorberNay

RamosAyeSempolinskiNay

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA05983 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05983 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5983

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK, RA, TAGUE, SIMPSON, NOVAKHOV,
 GANDOLFO, BENDETT, SMULLEN, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, E. BROWN, HAWLEY,
 DiPIETRO, DURSO, JENSEN, PAULIN, McDONOUGH, BEEPHAN, MIKULIN, DeSTEFA-
 NO, MANKTELOW, MAHER, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from
 retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent
 a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 215-d. Employee confrontation of theft; prohibited retaliation. 1.
 4 No employer or their agent, or the officer or agent of any corporation,
 5 partnership, or limited liability company, or any other person shall
 6 discharge, threaten, penalize, or in any other manner discriminate or
 7 retaliate against any employee because such employee confronts or
 8 attempts to confront an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful
 9 taking of goods, wares, or merchandise.
 10 2. As used in this section, to threaten, penalize, or in any other
 11 manner discriminate or retaliate against any employee shall include
 12 reducing work hours, denying a promotion, and/or decreasing pay, but
 13 shall not include training or re-training on applicable employer poli-
 14 cies.
 15 3. Nothing in this section shall require an employee to confront,
 16 prevent, or attempt to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods,
 17 wares, or merchandise of an employer, nor shall this section prevent an
 18 employer from instituting a policy advising employees against confront-
 19 ing, preventing, or attempting to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking
 20 of goods, wares, or merchandise of an employer.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06436-01-5

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