---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions"
description: "Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions; defines transferable credential; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 9452"
citation: "New York A 9452 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phil Steck"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b95dd667-7a3b-4acd-be82-c9362c1a74a5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9452"
source_hash: "a0aff618debe9d8fd5745dc291e19a4009e8b314958db92b02dd106b63470c16"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9452 (2025-2026) — Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions

Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions; defines transferable credential; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9452** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9452&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **37–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Phil Steck — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-06** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** REPORTED
- **2026-01-21** RULES REPORT CAL.41
- **2026-01-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.41
- **2026-01-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-01-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-01-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8822
- **2026-01-28** 3RD READING CAL.41
- **2026-01-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-01-28** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b95dd667-7a3b-4acd-be82-c9362c1a74a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).