New York A 6480: Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act"

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A06480 Summary:

BILL NOA06480A

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SAME ASSAME AS S00372-A

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRShimsky, Glick, Taylor, Colton, Jacobson

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §215-d, Lab L

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Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to severance agreements.

Go to top A06480 Actions:

BILL NOA06480A

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03/05/2025referred to labor

04/30/2025reported referred to codes

06/05/2025reported referred to rules

06/09/2025amend and recommit to rules 6480a

06/11/2025reported 

06/11/2025rules report cal.619

06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.619

01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.160

02/26/2026substituted by s372a

&nbspS00372 AMEND=A GIANARIS

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp03/03/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp03/04/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.442

&nbsp03/04/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/05/2025referred to labor

&nbsp06/09/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025returned to senate

&nbsp06/09/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 372A

&nbsp06/12/2025REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to codes

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp01/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.190

&nbsp01/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/03/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/11/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/11/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/11/2026referred to codes

&nbsp02/26/2026substituted for a6480a

&nbsp02/26/2026ordered to third reading cal.160

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026returned to senate

Go to topA06480 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:04/30/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoAyeDiPietroExcused

HevesiAyeMorinelloAye

RozicAyeDeStefanoAye

SteckAyeGiglioAye

CruzAyeSlaterAye

ReyesAyeNorberAye

RamosAyeSempolinskiAye

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:20/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

LasherAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:19/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06480 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06480 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6480--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SHIMSKY, GLICK, TAYLOR, COLTON, JACOBSON
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the "no
 severance ultimatums act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "no severance ultimatums act".
 3 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 215-d. Prohibition against coercive severance ultimatums. 1. Defi-
 6 nitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 7 have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Employee" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section one
 9 hundred ninety of this chapter.
 10 (b) "Employer" shall:
 11 (i) have the same meaning as set forth in section one hundred ninety
 12 of this chapter; and
 1