---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to false representation of affiliation or approval of state or local agencies as false advertising"
description: "Provides that a false representation of affiliation or approval, or false implication of such affiliation or approval, of any official, state or local agencies or other official source, shall be false advertising."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 1314"
citation: "New York S 1314 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Gounardes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-09"
last_action: "2025-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc78989-9f90-42d7-a98e-33406ab7724e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1314"
source_hash: "92ae3ca1b17f60125ac7f1dd99e8e3661ab1ba5ff7d226e0ece9f562d06860a8"
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 S 1314 (2025-2026) — Relates to false representation of affiliation or approval of state or local agencies as false advertising

Provides that a false representation of affiliation or approval, or false implication of such affiliation or approval, of any official, state or local agencies or other official source, shall be false advertising.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1314** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1314&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- Consumer Protection Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew Gounardes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-09** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** 1ST REPORT CAL.940
- **2025-05-07** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2025-05-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2025-05-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-05-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-05-14** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4575
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.651
- **2025-06-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-13** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-11-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.540 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc78989-9f90-42d7-a98e-33406ab7724e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).