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type: "Bill"
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title: "Protects employee freedom of speech & conscience"
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description: "Protects employee freedom of speech and conscience by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 4982"
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citation: "New York S 4982 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jessica Ramos"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-17"
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last_action: "2023-09-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48b5aa39-3b67-4832-a82e-ced944975f9c"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4982"
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source_hash: "5bc689c94240b6ef6e8381368a06ccd960309b6c30f06095509b7adf910430d7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 4982 (2023-2024) — Protects employee freedom of speech & conscience
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Protects employee freedom of speech and conscience by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S4982** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4982&term=2023&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Labor Vote — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Floor Vote — **53–9** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **112–28** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jessica Ramos — primary (person)
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- Andrew Gounardes — cosponsor (person)
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- Anthony H. Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
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- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — cosponsor (person)
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- Cordell Cleare — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean Murray — cosponsor (person)
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- Gustavo Rivera — cosponsor (person)
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- James Skoufis — cosponsor (person)
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- John Mannion — cosponsor (person)
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- José M. Serrano — cosponsor (person)
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- Julia Salazar — cosponsor (person)
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- Leroy Comrie — cosponsor (person)
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- Liz Krueger — cosponsor (person)
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- Luis R. Sepúlveda — cosponsor (person)
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- Neil D. Breslin — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel May — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Samra Brouk — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelley Mayer — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy M. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
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- Zellnor Myrie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-17** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-17** 1ST REPORT CAL.1062
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- **2023-05-18** 2ND REPORT CAL.
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- **2023-05-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
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- **2023-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2023-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6604
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- **2023-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.596
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- **2023-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2023-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2023-09-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-09-06** SIGNED CHAP.354 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48b5aa39-3b67-4832-a82e-ced944975f9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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