New York S 9577: Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative

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S09577 Summary:

BILL NOS09577A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10835-A

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, HINCHEY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §216, Civ Serv L

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Prohibits falsely impersonating an employee organization or an employee representative with the intent to deceive the recipient and thereby cause harm to such recipient or employee organization by the use of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, or other deception in making and disseminating a verbal, written or electronic communication; provides that the attorney general may bring an action or proceeding to enjoin such unlawful acts or practices.

Go to top S09577 Actions:

BILL NOS09577A

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03/25/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/21/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/21/2026PRINT NUMBER 9577A

05/18/20261ST REPORT CAL.1151

05/19/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/20/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10835A

&nbspA10835 AMEND=A Griffin

&nbsp04/01/2026referred to governmental employees

&nbsp04/22/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

&nbsp04/22/2026print number 10835a

&nbsp05/19/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp05/20/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/21/2026reported 

&nbsp05/21/2026rules report cal.187

&nbsp05/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.187

&nbsp05/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/28/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9577A

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1151

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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Go to topS09577 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9577--A

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting false-
 ly impersonating an employee organization or employee organization
 representative

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

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 216 to read as follows:
 3 § 216. Falsely impersonating an employee organization or employee
 4 organization representative. 1. Definitions. As used in this section,
 5 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "Falsely impersonate an employee organization or employee organ-
 7 ization representative" shall mean to use, with the specific intent to
 8 deceive the recipient and thereby cause harm to such recipient or
 9 employee organization, fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, or
 10 other deception in making and disseminating a verbal, written, or elec-
 11 tronic communication that purports to be authorized or otherwise
 12 approved by such employee organization or employee organization repre-
 13 sentative but that has not been authorized or approved by such employee
 14 organization or employee organization representative.
 15 (b) "Employee organization representative" shall mean any person
 16 authorized by an employee organization, pursuant to its constitution,
 17 bylaws or other internal rules or procedures, to act on behalf of such
 18 employee organization.
 19 2. No person shall falsely impersonate an employee organization or an
 20 employee organization representative.
 21 3. (a) Whenever the attorney general shall believe, from evidence
 22 satisfactory to the attorney general, that any person, including but not
 23 limited to an individual, organization, firm, corporation, company,
 24 partnership or association, or agent or employee thereof, has engaged or
 25 is about to engage in the false impersonation of an employee organiza-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15363-02-6

 S. 9577--A 2

 1 tion or an employee organization representative, the attorney general
 2 may bring an action or p