New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10835: Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative
Status: Signed into law, September 9, 2026
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 the bill says
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting falsely impersonating an employee organization or employee organization representative.
From the amended text, April 22, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting falsely impersonating an employee organization or employee organization representative THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 216 to read as follows: § 216. FALSELY IMPERSONATING AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "FALSELY IMPERSONATE AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE" SHALL MEAN TO USE, WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT TO DECEIVE THE RECIPIENT AND THEREBY CAUSE HARM TO SUCH RECIPIENT OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, MATERIAL OMISSION, OR OTHER DECEPTION IN MAKING AND DISSEMINATING A VERBAL, WRITTEN, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION THAT PURPORTS TO BE AUTHORIZED OR OTHERWISE APPROVED BY SUCH EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED OR APPROVED BY SUCH EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE. (B) "EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, PURSUANT TO ITS CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS OR OTHER INTERNAL RULES OR PROCEDURES, TO ACT ON BEHALF OF SUCH EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION. 2. NO PERSON SHALL FALSELY IMPERSONATE AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE. 3. (A) WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BELIEVE, FROM EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY …
Sponsors
- Judy Griffin (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- Harry Bronson (D, 138)
- Paula Kay (D, 100)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Larinda Hooks (D, 35)
- Thomas Schiavoni (D, 1)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.292
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1151
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9577A
- : REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.187
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 28, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 21, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 20, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Governmental Employees Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes Pheffer (May 19, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Civil Service Law
Common questions
- What is A10835?
- A10835 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative.
- What does A10835 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting falsely impersonating an employee organization or employee organization representative.
- What is the status of A10835?
- Signed into law as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.292 (September 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10835?
- Judy Griffin (D, 21), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10835?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10835
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