New York A 8977: Relates to prohibiting bail enforcement agents from using their position to enforce immigration actions

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A08977 Summary:

BILL NOA08977 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §84, Gen Bus L

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Provides that it shall be unlawful for a bail enforcement agent to use such bail enforcement agent's position to enforce any immigration action.

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BILL NOA08977 

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08/13/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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Go to topA08977 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8977

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
 bail enforcement agents from using their position to enforce immi-
 gration actions

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 84 of the general business law, as
 2 amended by chapter 84 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. It is unlawful for the holder of a license, issued under this arti-
 5 cle, or for any employee of such licensee, knowingly to commit any of
 6 the following acts within or without the state of New York: to incite,
 7 encourage, or aid in the incitement or encouragement of any person or
 8 persons who have become a party to any strike, to do unlawful acts
 9 against the person or property of any one, or to incite, stir up, create
 10 or aid in the inciting of discontent or dissatisfaction among the
 11 employees of any person, firm, limited liability company or corporation
 12 with the intention of having them strike; to interfere or prevent lawful
 13 and peaceful picketing during strikes; to interfere with, restrain, or
 14 coerce employees in the exercise of their right to form, join or assist
 15 any labor organization of their own choosing; to interfere or hinder the
 16 lawful or peaceful collective bargaining between employees and employ-
 17 ers; to pay, offer, or give any money, gratuity, favor, consideration,
 18 or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to any person for any
 19 verbal or written report of the lawful activities of employees in the
 20 exercise of their right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist
 21 labor organizations and to bargain collectively through representatives
 22 of their own choosing; to advertise for, recruit, furnish or replace or
 23 offer to furnish or replace for hire or reward, within or without the
 24 state of New York, any help or labor, skilled or unskilled, or to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13468-02-5

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 1 furnish or offer to furnish armed guards, other than armed guards there-
 2 tofore regularly employed for the protection of payrolls, property or
 3 premises, for service upon property which is being operated in antic-
 4 ipation of or during the course or existence of a strike, or furnish
 5 armed guards upon the highways, for persons involved in labor disputes
 6 or to furnish or offer to furnish to employers or their agents, any
 7 arms, munitions, tear gas implements, or any other weapons; or to send
 8 letters or literature to employers offering to eliminate labor unions or
 9 distribute or circulate any list of members of a labor organization, or
 10 to advise any person of the membership of an individual in a labor
 11 organization for the express purpose of preventing those so listed or
 12 named from obtaining or retaining employment. The violation of any of
 13 the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall
 14 be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, or one
 15 year's imprisonment or both. It is unlawful for the holder of a license
 16 to collect or offer or attempt to collect or directly or indirectly
 17 engage in the business of collecting of debts or claims of any kind,
 18 excepting that the taking possession, on behalf of a secured party
 19 having the right to do so under s