S9577 • 2025

Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Jessica Ramos
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Senate Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative

Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative 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.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative 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.

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Bill History

2026-06-04 Senate
SUBSTITUTED BY A10835A
2026-05-20 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-19 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-18 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1151
2026-04-21 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
2026-04-21 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 9577A
2026-03-25 Senate
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative
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.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9577

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     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

        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 IMPERSONATING AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYEE ORGAN-
     7  IZATION REPRESENTATIVE" SHALL MEAN THE KNOWING USE OF FRAUD OR MISREPRE-
     8  SENTATION  TO  MAKE  AND  DISSEMINATE  A  VERBAL, WRITTEN, OR ELECTRONIC
     9  COMMUNICATION, WITH THE INTENT TO UNDERMINE OR INTERFERE WITH THE  OPER-
    10  ATIONS  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHERWISE NEGATIVELY IMPACT AN
    11  EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, AND 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) AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESEN-
    22  TATIVE ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION  IN
    23  A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO OBTAIN DAMAGES.
    24    (B)  IN  ADDITION  TO AND NOT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER DAMAGES THAT MAY BE
    25  CLAIMED, AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION  REPRESEN-
    26  TATIVE  SHALL RECEIVE STATUTORY DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND
    27  DOLLARS PER INCIDENT IN ANY ACTION IN WHICH SUCH  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15363-01-6
        S. 9577                             2

     1  OR  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE ESTABLISHES THAT THE DEFENDANT
     2  HAS FALSELY IMPERSONATED AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR AN EMPLOYEE  ORGAN-
     3  IZATION REPRESENTATIVE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.